Ellen L. Speak, APN
NPI 1285819227ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner· Earle, AR
Nurse Practitioner (APN) with East Arkansas Family Health Center, Inc, practicing in Earle, Arkansas. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $748,242 for 7,163 claims, against $1,549 paid for services in 2024. Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC reported $14.75 in payments in 2025, mostly food and beverage. Lists Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden, Inc as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1285819227 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | APN |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jan 9, 2008 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Mar 27, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Mar 27, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner Primary | 363L00000X | A01417 | AR |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner (AR) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 44 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 92 across 21 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $1,549 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 7,163 · 12,586 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 336 |
| Total drug cost | $748,242 |
| Generic share | 86% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1998 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical group
- East Arkansas Family Health Center, IncMarvell, AR · 31 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden, IncWest Memphis, AR
Other facilities
- Centerwell Home HealthHome health agency · Forrest City, AR
- Elite Home HealthHome health agency · Marion, AR
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$14.75 · 1 payment from 1 company
- 2024$63.33 · 3 payments from 3 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $14.75 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$14.75 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records