NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Cathy A. Fernandez, FNPC

Family Nurse Practitioner · Dallas, TX

Cathy A. Fernandez, FNPC is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1184262370, issued on Dec 18, 2019. Check the license (Texas AP110181, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1184262370
Name
Cathy A. Fernandez
Credential
FNPC
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
AP110181 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
12740 Hillcrest RD Ste 265, Dallas, TX 75230
Phone
(972) 513-1410
Enumerated
Dec 18, 2019
Record last updated
Jan 24, 2024
Fax
(469) 565-9885
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200117000560); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 12740 Hillcrest RD Ste 265

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Margarita Fallena, MDRheumatology Physician1760686737
  2. Catalina Orozco, MDRheumatology Physician1306979141
  3. Virginia Reddy, MDRheumatology Physician1477638153
  4. Richard Stern, M.D.Rheumatology Physician1578562278

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

136 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.

  1. Cathy Fernandez136
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate29 claims
  2. Prednisone23 claims
  3. Methotrexate19 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $960.94

47 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Cathy Fernandez$960.94
  2. Specialty average$650.95

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. North Texas Center For RheumatologyDallas, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Cathy A. Fernandez among 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas

Cathy A. Fernandez, FNPC is one of 21,242 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 50% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 50% of these records are older, 41% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2018 among the 11,286 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,191 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Dallas

They are 1,191 of the 36,304 NPPES records with a practice address in Dallas, and 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sherry Benitez, FNP-CDallas, TX 752301679922140
  2. Debra Bluestein, NPDallas, TX 752301003937525
  3. Adelaide Emery, MSN, RN, APRN,FNP-BCDallas, TX 752301538674221
  4. Ijeje Eno, APRNDallas, TX 752301073091260
  5. Olayemi Fashemo, NPDallas, TX 752301174959167
  6. Pamela Hutcheson, FNPDallas, TX 752301871535211
  7. Young Lee, FNP-CDallas, TX 752301821362112
  8. Lorraine Lindsey, FNP-BCDallas, TX 752301508099276

Common questions

What is Cathy A. Fernandez, FNPC's NPI number?

Cathy A. Fernandez, FNPC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184262370, issued on Dec 18, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Cathy A. Fernandez, FNPC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12740 Hillcrest RD Ste 265, Dallas, TX, 75230. Phone: (972) 513-1410. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Cathy A. Fernandez, FNPC's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number AP110181, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Cathy A. Fernandez, FNPC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Cathy A. Fernandez, FNPC had 136 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.