NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Family Nurse Practitioner in Virginia

6,474 NPPES records list family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Virginia, 75 per 100,000 residents, the 25th highest rate of 51. Richmond and Virginia Beach have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Virginia license search. Page 106 of 130.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 363LF0000X · method

Richmond has the most, 429

Family Nurse Practitioner records in Virginia

  1. Guadalupe Shafer, FNPLeesburg, VA 201761831126796
  2. Kindra Shafer, FNPNewport News, VA 236021902408826
  3. Debra Shaffer, NP-CCharlottesville, VA 229081336149830
  4. Kalyani Shah, NPLynchburg, VA 245021891702692
  5. Tonya Shah, NPColonial Heights, VA 238341801244165
  6. Moazma Shahid, NPFairfax, VA 220311750936944
  7. Clare ShanleyRichmond, VA 232251275250649
  8. Whitney ShanleyFairfax, VA 220331477955946
  9. Amy Shannon, FNP-C, MSNNorfolk, VA 235071255655718
  10. Kristine Shannon, NPNellysford, VA 229581093152696
  11. Sunyana SharmaFalls Church, VA 220461811618317
  12. Casey Sharp, NPDanville, VA 245401063961472
  13. Marion Sharp, FNPWinchester, VA 226011538189220
  14. Orlene Sharp, NPVirginia Beach, VA 234561083324966
  15. Skyler Sharp, FNPWoodstock, VA 226641538619473
  16. Christa Sharpe, MSN, FNP-BC, PCCNCharlottesville, VA 229031164198578
  17. Daniel Shaw, ACNPRoanoke, VA 240141114493756
  18. Katarzyna Shaw, FNP-CArlington, VA 222061801279773
  19. Marena Shaw, NP-CFairfax, VA 220311932332889
  20. Marlene Shaw, F.N.P.Staunton, VA 244011396908414
  21. Melissa Shaw, NPRichmond, VA 232941184398505
  22. Ann Shawhan, FNPBlacksburg, VA 240601588777221
  23. Kathy Shea, APN, CFNPWilliamsburg, VA 231851699700633
  24. Margaret Shea, NP-CRichmond, VA 232981578913745
  25. Melissa Shearer, FNP-CVirginia Beach, VA 234541578733523
  26. Alexandria Sheeran, NPArlington, VA 222051871146928
  27. Molly Sheets, FNPCharlottesville, VA 229081477007862
  28. Cassie Sheffey, FNPDublin, VA 240841063921625
  29. Amanda Shelburne, FNPBig Stone Gap, VA 242191477373488
  30. Gracie Shelby, FNP-BCManassas, VA 201101356214126
  31. Emmaline ShelnuttMidlothian, VA 231131184396319
  32. Carley Shelton, FNP-CMartinsville, VA 241121265059950
  33. Cora Shelton, FNPLebanon, VA 242661427878487
  34. Jeannette Shelton, FNPRichmond, VA 232291912933185
  35. Joseph Shelton, NPPalmyra, VA 229631225845753
  36. Rachel Shelton, N.P.Arlington, VA 222041649525601
  37. Caylin Shepard, MSN, NP-CRoanoke, VA 240181942456405
  38. Andrea Shepherd, FNPCharlottesville, VA 229081699255091
  39. Julie ShepherdNorfolk, VA 235021326684036
  40. Deborah Sheppard, APRN, FNP-CRichmond, VA 232261942885553
  41. Melissa SheppardRiner, VA 241491205709714
  42. Linda Sher, CFNPLeesburg, VA 201761922091438
  43. Gerlene Sherard, NPChesterfield, VA 238321649722505
  44. Phudorji Sherpa, NPAlexandria, VA 223021699486886
  45. Susan Sherwood, NPLynchburg, VA 245011962487850
  46. Hima ShethMidlothian, VA 231141043956188
  47. Suzan Shibla, CFNPFairfax, VA 220331174519227
  48. Janna Shields, RN, FNPStaunton, VA 244011174962575
  49. Kristen Shields, FNPRichmond, VA 232211770280497
  50. Metasebia Shiferaw, CRNPArlington, VA 222091497225429

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363LF0000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Virginia ranks 25 of 51 per resident

  1. Wyoming78
  2. New Mexico78
  3. New York76
  4. Virginia75
  5. Connecticut74
  6. Rhode Island72
  7. 50 states and D.C.71

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363LF0000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

76.1% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 75.1% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. Virginia76.1%
  2. United States75.1%

Family Nurse Practitioner records in Virginia, measured

  • In a Medicare file4,928 of 6,474 · 76.1% here, 75.1% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file3,837 · 59.3% here, 57.1% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more2,601 · 40.2% here, 40.5% nationally
  • Median graduation year2019 · the 3,833 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 363LF0000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

6,474 NPPES records list family nurse practitioner (363LF0000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Virginia: 75 per 100,000 residents against 71 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Richmond has 429 of them (7%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. North Carolina6,631
  2. Arizona5,933
  3. Indiana5,867
  4. Pennsylvania7,209

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. New York75.6
  2. Connecticut73.8
  3. Rhode Island72.2
  4. New Mexico77.7

The largest states

  1. Florida22,340
  2. Texas21,242
  3. California16,966
  4. New York14,805
  5. Ohio9,647

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.