NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Deborah Upchurch Howard, APN

Family Nurse Practitioner · Wartburg, TN

Deborah Upchurch Howard, APN is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Wartburg, Tennessee, and NPI 1306139365, issued on May 25, 2011. Check the license (Tennessee 0000015730, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee 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
1306139365
Name
Deborah Upchurch Howard
Credential
APN
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License numbers
0000015730 TN
5014398 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1236 Knoxville Hwy, Wartburg, TN 37887
Phone
(423) 346-5566
Enumerated
May 25, 2011
Record last updated
Dec 20, 2023
Fax
(423) 346-5631
Medicaid ID
1527937 TN
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1236 Knoxville Hwy

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

  1. Addie Freytag, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1013052463
  2. James Griffith, PHARMDPharmacist1265194104
  3. Timothy Ochs, CRNA, APNCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1114920105
  4. Judy Smith, FNPNurse Practitioner1225162423
  5. Sanjay Thakur, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1699816074
  6. Samantha Williams Hensley, PHARMDPharmacist1831787357

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee 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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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

25 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Deborah Upchurch Howard25
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Gentamicin Sulfate17 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.

Deborah Upchurch Howard among 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee

Deborah Upchurch Howard, APN is one of 9,060 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 22% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 22% of these records are older, 74% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 61% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 40% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

11 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Wartburg

They are 11 of the 86 NPPES records with a practice address in Wartburg, and 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. April Barton, APRNWartburg, TN 378871689228736
  2. Martha Broaddus, FNPWartburg, TN 378871801748553
  3. Gregory Casalenuovo, PHD, FNPWartburg, TN 378871164977674
  4. Addie Freytag, FNPWartburg, TN 378871013052463
  5. Amber Gamblin, FNP-CWartburg, TN 378871740172709
  6. Tarrant McCarley, FNPWartburg, TN 378871164766937
  7. Meagan Redmon, MSN, FNP-BCWartburg, TN 378871861238180
  8. Autum Salsbury, FNP-CWartburg, TN 378871104279983

Common questions

What is Deborah Upchurch Howard, APN's NPI number?

Deborah Upchurch Howard, APN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306139365, issued on May 25, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Deborah Upchurch Howard, APN located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1236 Knoxville Hwy, Wartburg, TN, 37887. Phone: (423) 346-5566. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Deborah Upchurch Howard, APN's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 0000015730, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Deborah Upchurch Howard, APN prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Deborah Upchurch Howard, APN had 25 Medicare Part D claims for 15 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.

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