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Lauren Bates, APRN

NPI 1255014890ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner, Psych/Mental Health· Hazard, KY

Nurse Practitioner, Psych/Mental Health (APRN) with Kentucky Mountain Health Alliance, Inc., practicing in Hazard, Kentucky. Part D covered 829 prescriptions written in 2024, 93% of them generic. Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. was the largest of 4 companies reporting payments in 2025, $201.05 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Hazard Arh Regional Medical Center as a hospital affiliation.

Overview

NPI1255014890
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialAPRN
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedAug 10, 2023
Last updated in NPPESAug 10, 2023
Certified by providerJul 8, 2023

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Nurse Practitioner, Psych/Mental Health Primary363LP0808X4006507KY

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner (KY)

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)829 · 883 30-day fills
Patients53
Total drug cost$86,602
Generic share93% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Graduation year2009
Medicare specialtyNurse Practitioner

Medical group

Hospital affiliation

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$201.05 · 9 payments from 4 companies
  • 2024$120.53 · 7 payments from 5 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$201.05 · 9 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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