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 7 of 18.

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

Louisville has the most, 180

Registered Nurse records in Kentucky

  1. Alaina Grenier, RNBowling Green, KY 421031346196540
  2. Tyler Grenier, RNScottsville, KY 421641669304200
  3. Kenneth Grimes, RNOwensboro, KY 423011801264064
  4. Amy Grubbs, RNLouisville, KY 402061770029563
  5. Nancy Gudgeon, RNCovington, KY 410151609462134
  6. Amber GunnellMidway, KY 403471457270548
  7. Kumari GurungLexington, KY 405361265311732
  8. Sikolastika GweyiFlorence, KY 410421083981138
  9. Julie Hafendorfer, R.NLouisville, KY 402231780712083
  10. Rebecca Hahn, RNSomerset, KY 425011649430562
  11. Matthew HalePrestonsburg, KY 416531871179739
  12. Cheyenne HallPrestonsburg, KY 416531922692763
  13. Rebekah HallMorehead, KY 403511720469588
  14. Sarah Hall, RNDenton, KY 411321144180472
  15. Anna HamiltonGrayson, KY 411431407631674
  16. Michael HammelLouisville, KY 402021700247194
  17. Shala HammondsPrestonsburg, KY 416531063005023
  18. Sally HanerLouisville, KY 402231700065240
  19. Jessica HardinPrestonsburg, KY 416531265906853
  20. Elizabeth Hardt, RNHighland Heights, KY 410761285010298
  21. Madison HareJamestown, KY 426291356107866
  22. Andrea Harlamert, RNLouisville, KY 402021639417223
  23. Juanita HarmanPrestonsburg, KY 416531164294773
  24. Janice Harper, RNMadisonville, KY 424311306094883
  25. Lisa Harper, RNBurkesville, KY 427171326406760
  26. Amy HartLexington, KY 405091649112046
  27. Danielle Hartigan, RNFlorence, KY 410421043093016
  28. Rosemarie Hartmann, RNLouisville, KY 402991922676345
  29. Adriane Hausfeld, RNFlorence, KY 410421922122704
  30. Donna HawkPaducah, KY 420011396458345
  31. Tiffany HawthorneLouisville, KY 402201780558510
  32. Kayla HayFlemingsburg, KY 410411669332326
  33. James Hayes, BSNLouisville, KY 402061609631522
  34. Dorothy HazelettePrestonsburg, KY 416531952669368
  35. Crystal Heath, RNOwensboro, KY 423031902510050
  36. Noah HeineWest Paducah, KY 420861598682387
  37. Ashley HeltonGrayson, KY 411431992571681
  38. Nancy Helton, RNHazard, KY 417011003131517
  39. Sarah Hendee, RNLexington, KY 405111003775321
  40. Christina Henderson, RNLouisville, KY 402991962037762
  41. Henrietta Hendrickson, RNCorbin, KY 407011043756927
  42. Anna HeraldHazard, KY 417011003180076
  43. Bailee Herbert, RNLexington, KY 405361932974300
  44. Monica HernandezLouisville, KY 402991972326759
  45. Sheena HernandezPrestonsburg, KY 416531063979888
  46. Betsy HerslipHazard, KY 417011639505027
  47. Rita HerzogLouisville, KY 402051093191090
  48. Gresha Hess, R.N.Pikeville, KY 415011548662810
  49. Ashley Hicks, RNIrvington, KY 401461558214551
  50. Nicolette Higginbotham, RNLouisville, KY 402221487240966

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.