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 15 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. Avery SmithLouisville, KY 402021235084831
  2. Carol Smith, ARNPFort Thomas, KY 410751245251974
  3. Joelie Smith, RNMorehead, KY 403511619647013
  4. Jolena SmithPrestonsburg, KY 416531235017690
  5. Kelsey SmithSomerset, KY 425031679497861
  6. Linda SmithCorbin, KY 407011538846324
  7. Lorena SmithPrestonsburg, KY 416531124586219
  8. Samantha SmithArtemus, KY 409031033814439
  9. Tara Smith, RNAdolphus, KY 421201003565680
  10. Yvonne Smith, RNHazard, KY 417011770853079
  11. Terri Smith-Pulliam, RNOwensboro, KY 423031235843343
  12. Eucabeth Soi, RNLouisville, KY 402281851094601
  13. Melinda SparksPrestonsburg, KY 416531366274508
  14. Tamre SpradlinFort Campbell, KY 422231730870932
  15. Valerie Stafford, RNPikeville, KY 415011043446255
  16. Bridgette Stalker, R.N.Pikeville, KY 415011205068251
  17. William StansberryLouisville, KY 402991568129039
  18. Sonya Stansbury, RNTaylorsville, KY 400711205786464
  19. Kari SteelePrestonsburg, KY 416531649879529
  20. Terri StegeSomerset, KY 425031245728526
  21. Celina StephensPrestonsburg, KY 416531982380432
  22. Janice Stephens, RNLexington, KY 405021013232016
  23. Kristena StephensBowling Green, KY 421011437957487
  24. Christina StevensGlasgow, KY 421411124956321
  25. Carli StevensonPrestonsburg, KY 416531538838313
  26. Kenyetta Stewart, RNLouisville, KY 402061235873308
  27. Lori Stogsdill, RNBurnside, KY 425191700400926
  28. Samantha Stone, RNLouisville, KY 402061871940304
  29. Juliann StoryPrestonsburg, KY 416531477362275
  30. Samantha StovallPrestonsburg, KY 416531134687320
  31. Alexis Strickland, REGISTERED NURSEMayfield, KY 420661841908340
  32. Gwendolyn StricklandLexington, KY 405021932424090
  33. Joan StricklandLouisville, KY 402281427656800
  34. Debra StrobelLouisville, KY 402021942331798
  35. Morgan StrodeHopkinsville, KY 422401619814472
  36. Jessica TaborSouth Shore, KY 411751659299261
  37. Kerry Tackett, BA RN/ADNPrestonsburg, KY 416531902064504
  38. Laura Tackett, R.N.Pikeville, KY 415011912300351
  39. Daria TagirovaLexington, KY 405141306709621
  40. Kayla TandyVersailles, KY 403831245173434
  41. Laura TarrSouth Shore, KY 411751811356603
  42. Holly TaylorLexington, KY 405361336833433
  43. Madison TaylorPrestonsburg, KY 416531922712843
  44. Ruth TaylorPrestonsburg, KY 416531306647425
  45. Stacy Terry, RNMt Sterling, KY 403531578121604
  46. Kristen Thacker, RNAshland, KY 411011316536063
  47. Rhonda Thacker, RNPikeville, KY 415011124254347
  48. Hannah ThomasGlasgow, KY 421411124962451
  49. Lisa Thomas, RNHopkinsville, KY 422401609375013
  50. Machea Thomas, R.N.Pikeville, KY 415011548663982

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.