NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Francesca Vergara Paragas, AGPCNP-C

Nurse Practitioner · Chesapeake, VA

Francesca Vergara Paragas, AGPCNP-C is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Chesapeake, Virginia, and NPI 1720784317, issued on Feb 6, 2023. Check the license (Virginia 0024186413, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia 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
1720784317
Name
Francesca Vergara Paragas
Credential
AGPCNP-C
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License number
0024186413 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1200 S Military Hwy, Chesapeake, VA 23320
Phone
(757) 424-5778
Enumerated
Feb 6, 2023
Record last updated
Feb 6, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240124001887); 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 1200 S Military Hwy

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

  1. Lisa Atkins, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1316570237
  2. Donna Bradshaw, AGNPNurse Practitioner1487276192
  3. Ashley FusterFamily Nurse Practitioner1174092118
  4. Eleodora Ignacio, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1548221070

Verify Francesca Vergara Paragas in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia 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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63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024

409 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 25 claims were for opioids.

  1. Francesca Paragas409
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin89 claims
  2. Zolpidem Tartrate60 claims
  3. Pregabalin27 claims
  4. Tramadol Hcl21 claims
  5. Clonazepam18 claims
  6. Alprazolam15 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: $1,337.89

63 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen 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.

  1. Francesca Paragas$1,337.89
  2. Specialty average$791.64

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. Primary Care Physicians OF Hampton Roads PCChesapeake, VA

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

Francesca Vergara Paragas among 1,721 nurse practitioner records in Virginia

Francesca Vergara Paragas, AGPCNP-C is one of 1,721 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Virginia. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 85% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 85% of these records are older, 11% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2018 among the 921 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 48% 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 Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

46 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Chesapeake

They are 46 of the 3,728 NPPES records with a practice address in Chesapeake, and 1,721 nurse practitioner records in Virginia.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Koniki Aiken, NPChesapeake, VA 233201922439017
  2. Cynthia Bowling, NPChesapeake, VA 233201487691010
  3. Holly Buchanan, NPChesapeake, VA 233201235188111
  4. Cheri Dickenson, ANPChesapeake, VA 233201629162227
  5. Sherry Hall, CRNPChesapeake, VA 233201992956171
  6. Lorretta Holland, NPChesapeake, VA 233201609871110
  7. Bertha Lawani, NP-CChesapeake, VA 233201649511213
  8. Trisha O'Meara, NPChesapeake, VA 233201033522602

Common questions

What is Francesca Vergara Paragas, AGPCNP-C's NPI number?

Francesca Vergara Paragas, AGPCNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720784317, issued on Feb 6, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Francesca Vergara Paragas, AGPCNP-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1200 S Military Hwy, Chesapeake, VA, 23320. Phone: (757) 424-5778. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Francesca Vergara Paragas, AGPCNP-C's license?

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0024186413, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Francesca Vergara Paragas, AGPCNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Francesca Vergara Paragas, AGPCNP-C had 409 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.