NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Registered Nurse in Kentucky

864 NPPES records list registered nurse with a practice address in Kentucky, 19 per 100,000 residents, the 48th highest rate of 51. Louisville and Prestonsburg have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Kentucky license search. Page 10 of 18.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 163W00000X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Louisville has the most, 180

  1. Louisville180
  2. Prestonsburg94
  3. Lexington81
  4. Ashland28
  5. Pikeville28

Registered Nurse records in Kentucky

  1. Bradley KingFranklin, KY 421341285960955
  2. Tina KingGreenup, KY 411441821980897
  3. Katlyn Kiper, RNLouisville, KY 402191568129021
  4. Karley Kiser, RN, BSNOlive Hill, KY 411641225979842
  5. Jesse Klapheke, R.N.Louisville, KY 402991457544157
  6. Donna KleinLouisville, KY 402071578131470
  7. Jessica Kline, RNOwensboro, KY 423031881309201
  8. Pamela Knavel, RNLexington, KY 405111013232479
  9. Nikki KnippPrestonsburg, KY 416531639884661
  10. Christina Knox, RN, MSNLouisville, KY 402061952575748
  11. Lyndsi Knox, RNHickman, KY 420501063164499
  12. Amanda KoppShepherdsville, KY 401651780505586
  13. Meredith Kosko, RN, MSLouisville, KY 402431922802909
  14. Tonya KounsGrayson, KY 411431134670524
  15. Phyllis KrallLouisville, KY 402201164552063
  16. Ambika LabbanVersailles, KY 403841245194760
  17. Tammy LadyLouisville, KY 402991366013765
  18. Scherran Lainhart, RNIndependence, KY 410511609465749
  19. Emily LambertCorbin, KY 407021598639395
  20. Molly LancasterOwensboro, KY 423031598575243
  21. Cynthia LandonCalvert City, KY 420291649790882
  22. Candy LaneLexington, KY 405021750838595
  23. Charles Langnehs JrLouisville, KY 402231871623793
  24. Tiffany Lawrence, ASNCovington, KY 410111881882488
  25. Marie LemasterMorehead, KY 403511053064766
  26. Lauren Lenney, RNOwensboro, KY 423031457243578
  27. Lisa Leonard, RNFort Campbell, KY 422231780823781
  28. Anne LewisLouisville, KY 402031790516011
  29. Ashley LewisAshland, KY 411011417739210
  30. Jane Lewis, RNFranklin, KY 421341821422189
  31. Joyce Lewis, RNSandy Hook, KY 411711609986918
  32. Anthony LifordBimble, KY 409151063113587
  33. Tyler LigasEdgewood, KY 410171639052905
  34. Donna Lim, RNRichmond, KY 404751326752262
  35. Ellen LitchfieldBenton, KY 420251902355340
  36. Cassidy LittlePrestonsburg, KY 416531205691441
  37. Debbie Long, RNTaylorsville, KY 400711609322841
  38. Jacob LongHarrodsburg, KY 403301447964119
  39. Anne Lopez, RNMt Washington, KY 400471528655990
  40. Charlotte LovelyHazard, KY 417011447686845
  41. Hannah LowePrestonsburg, KY 416531124892567
  42. William LoweLexington, KY 405021518369271
  43. Margo Luckett, RNLouisville, KY 402021457578544
  44. Tia MaddoxHopkinsville, KY 422401124941869
  45. Christopher MaechlerCynthiana, KY 410311215684683
  46. Jessica MahanCorbin, KY 407011558056192
  47. Vickie Malott, RNOwensboro, KY 423011669522348
  48. Rachel ManningPrestonsburg, KY 416531871215590
  49. Angela Marcum, RNVanceburg, KY 411791104232305
  50. Bobbie Marcum, ARNP RNLebanon, KY 400331528037652

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 163W00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Kentucky ranks 48 of 51 per resident

  1. Mississippi20
  2. Idaho20
  3. North Carolina19
  4. Kentucky19
  5. Louisiana19
  6. New Jersey17
  7. 50 states and D.C.44

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 163W00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

0.8% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 1.5% 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. Kentucky0.8%
  2. United States1.5%

Registered Nurse records in Kentucky, measured

  • In a Medicare file7 of 864 · 0.8% here, 1.5% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file4 · 0.5% here, 1.0% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more421 · 48.7% here, 57.2% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 163W00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

864 NPPES records list registered nurse (163W00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Kentucky: 19 per 100,000 residents against 44 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Louisville has 180 of them (21%).

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. Louisiana869
  2. North Dakota856
  3. Hawaii891
  4. Iowa833

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. North Carolina19.4
  2. Guam18.2
  3. Idaho20.1
  4. Mississippi20.3

The largest states

  1. New York25,740
  2. California13,506
  3. Ohio9,656
  4. Texas8,921
  5. Washington5,708

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.