Veronica Niki James, FNP-BC
NPI 1245768019ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care· Las Vegas, NV
Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care (FNP-BC) with Essential Clinic LLC, practicing in Las Vegas, Nevada. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $422,619 for 4,180 claims, against $7,460 paid for services in 2024. Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. was the largest of 8 companies reporting payments in 2025, $362.58 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1245768019 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | FNP-BC |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| NPI issued | May 24, 2017 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jun 2, 2022 |
| Certified by provider | Jun 2, 2022 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care Primary | 363LP2300X | APRN002551 | NV |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner (NV) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 51 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 146 across 16 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $7,460 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 4,180 · 10,631 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 466 |
| Total drug cost | $422,619 |
| Generic share | 86% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical group
- Essential Clinic LLCHenderson, NV · 7 clinicians
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$362.58 · 18 payments from 8 companies
- 2024$187.57 · 3 payments from 2 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $132.90 | 6 |
| Iti, Inc. (D/B/A Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) | $67.58 | 4 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $42.46 | 2 |
| Exact Sciences Corporation | $33.93 | 2 |
| Inogen, Inc. | $24.54 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$362.58 · 18 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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