Laura Elizabeth Kelso, FNP-BC
NPI 1356664262ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner· Paducah, KY
Nurse Practitioner (FNP-BC) with Kidney Specialists of Paducah PLLC, practicing in Paducah, Kentucky. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $420,381 for 2,704 claims, against $96,440 paid for services in 2024. Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. was the largest of 14 companies reporting payments in 2025, $3,333 in all, mostly consulting fees. Lists Baptist Health Paducah and 4 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1356664262 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | FNP-BC |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Mar 5, 2010 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Oct 29, 2019 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner Primary | 363L00000X | 3006389 | KY |
| Nurse Practitioner | 363L00000X | 6389P | KY |
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 (IL); Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner (KY); Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner (TN) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 635 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 1,430 across 9 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $96,440 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 2,704 · 5,209 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 494 |
| Total drug cost | $420,381 |
| Generic share | 87% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical group
- Kidney Specialists of Paducah PLLCPaducah, KY · 9 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Baptist Health PaducahPaducah, KY
- Marshall County HospitalBenton, KY
- Mercy Health - Lourdes HospitalPaducah, KY
- Murray-Calloway County HospitalMurray, KY
- West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County HospitalParis, TN
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$3,333 · 38 payments from 14 companies
- 2024$1,574 · 87 payments from 15 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. | $2,511 | 2 |
| Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. | $158.24 | 7 |
| Opko Pharmaceuticals, LLC | $147.57 | 8 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $136.93 | 2 |
| Vifor Pharma, Inc. | $72.48 | 3 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Consulting Fee$2,495 · 1 payment
- Food and Beverage$690.48 · 29 payments
- Education$147.57 · 8 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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