Barbara Sparks, APRN
Nurse Practitioner · North Venice, FL
Barbara Sparks, APRN is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in North Venice, Florida, and NPI 1740944347, issued on Oct 29, 2021. Check the license (Florida APRN11015698, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Barbara Sparks
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- APRN11015698 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Healthcare Way Ste 202, North Venice, FL 34275
- Phone
- (941) 261-0160
- Enumerated
- Oct 29, 2021
- Record last updated
- Oct 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (941) 261-0165
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 200 Healthcare Way Ste 202
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Barbara Sparks in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license APRN11015698Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
115 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium18 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate16 claims
- Eliquis15 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 78.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $189.97
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Barbara Sparks among 8,844 nurse practitioner records in Florida
Barbara Sparks, APRN is one of 8,844 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Florida. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 66% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 51% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in North Venice
They are 4 of the 89 NPPES records with a practice address in North Venice, and 8,844 nurse practitioner records in Florida.
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The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kolten Bush, APRNNorth Venice, FL 342751245982750
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- Kimberlee Wilcox, APRNNorth Venice, FL 342751427142140
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- Kyle Fairchild, ARNPArcadia, FL 342661538395488
- Chandra Parsley, DNP, APRNArcadia, FL 342661083726350
- Howard Rompre, FNPArcadia, FL 342661992438618
Common questions
What is Barbara Sparks, APRN's NPI number?
Barbara Sparks, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740944347, issued on Oct 29, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Barbara Sparks, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Healthcare Way Ste 202, North Venice, FL, 34275. Phone: (941) 261-0160. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Barbara Sparks, APRN's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number APRN11015698, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Barbara Sparks, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Barbara Sparks, APRN had 115 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Barbara Sparks, APRN's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.