Cherry E. Nelson, APRN
NPI 1003305525ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner, Family· Louisville, KY
Nurse Practitioner, Family (APRN) with Community Medical Associates Inc, practicing in Louisville, Kentucky. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $176,536 for 1,987 claims, against $13,285 paid for services in 2024. Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP was the largest of 5 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,552 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Norton Hospitals, Inc as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1003305525 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | APRN |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 10, 2018 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Oct 5, 2022 |
| Certified by provider | Oct 5, 2022 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner, Family Primary | 363LF0000X | 3012261 | KY |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner (KY) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 59 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 218 across 20 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $13,285 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 1,987 · 4,723 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 199 |
| Total drug cost | $176,536 |
| Generic share | 85% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical group
- Community Medical Associates IncMadison, IN · 1,372 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Norton Hospitals, IncLouisville, KY
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,552 · 46 payments from 5 companies
- 2024$1,366 · 42 payments from 7 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $879.67 | 23 |
| Pfizer Inc. | $330.78 | 17 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $198.37 | 3 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $127.16 | 2 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $15.87 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,552 · 46 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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