NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Cindy Irene Gearheart, APRN, FNP-C

Family Nurse Practitioner · Columbia, SC

Cindy Irene Gearheart, APRN, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1538773791, issued on Sep 4, 2020. Check the license (South Carolina 28381, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1538773791
Name
Cindy Irene Gearheart
Credential
APRN, FNP-C
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License numbers
28381 SC
11009039 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
944 Harden St, Columbia, SC 29205
Phone
(864) 686-7955
Enumerated
Sep 4, 2020
Record last updated
Nov 25, 2025
Fax
(864) 686-7986
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240322003497); 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 944 Harden St

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

  1. Hope Hopkins, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1124656699

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina 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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62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

499 Medicare Part D claims for 316 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.

  1. Cindy Gearheart499
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Fluticasone Propionate55 claims
  2. Amoxicillin44 claims
  3. Prednisone42 claims
  4. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass35 claims
  5. Cephalexin32 claims
  6. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa26 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.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Novant Health Urgent Cares LLCColumbia, SC
  2. Prisma Health Urgent Care OF South Carolina PCColumbia, SC

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

Cindy Irene Gearheart among 4,320 family nurse practitioner records in South Carolina

Cindy Irene Gearheart, APRN, FNP-C is one of 4,320 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in South Carolina. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 62% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 62% of these records are older, 31% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2018 among the 2,643 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 39% 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

662 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Columbia

They are 662 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 4,320 family nurse practitioner records in South Carolina.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Deangela Delaney, NPColumbia, SC 292051619351863
  2. James Fields, D.C., NP-CColumbia, SC 292051871542571
  3. Andrew Fields, D.C., APRNColumbia, SC 292051295784999
  4. Hope Hopkins, FNP-CColumbia, SC 292051124656699
  5. Jill Lewis, FNPColumbia, SC 292051750482824
  6. Cynthia Martinez, MSN, APRN, FNP-BCColumbia, SC 292051790438935
  7. Linda Robinson, APRNColumbia, SC 292051578591301
  8. Josette Tanner, BSN, MSN, APRN,FNP-CColumbia, SC 292051255625372

Common questions

What is Cindy Irene Gearheart, APRN, FNP-C's NPI number?

Cindy Irene Gearheart, APRN, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538773791, issued on Sep 4, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Cindy Irene Gearheart, APRN, FNP-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 944 Harden St, Columbia, SC, 29205. Phone: (864) 686-7955. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Cindy Irene Gearheart, APRN, FNP-C's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 28381, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Cindy Irene Gearheart, APRN, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Cindy Irene Gearheart, APRN, FNP-C had 499 Medicare Part D claims for 316 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.