2026 NPPES data Family Nurse Practitioner NPI 1649732652
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HEATHER AHO

Family Nurse Practitioner in GARDNER, Massachusetts. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.

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Prescribing volume
3K
Medicare Part D claims · 200 beneficiaries · Family Nurse Practitioner avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
83%
generic claims · 17% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$63.69
3 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)

What the federal data shows

HEATHER AHO filed 2,791 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Family Nurse Practitioner in GARDNER, Massachusetts, prescribing 83% generic.

3K
Part D claims, 2023
83%
generic prescribing
$63.69
industry payments (Sunshine Act)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) — no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

HEATHER AHO's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber

Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023 — across all CMS prescribers nationally

2,791 Top 12% higher than 88% of 1,370,886 prescribers

0–200: 670,926 prescribers (49%). Below this entry. 200–400: 182,923 prescribers (13%). Below this entry. 400–600: 90,619 prescribers (7%). Below this entry. 600–800: 56,224 prescribers (4%). Below this entry. 800–1,000: 40,919 prescribers (3%). Below this entry. 1,000–1,200: 31,827 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,200–1,400: 26,224 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,400–1,600: 21,710 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,600–1,800: 19,072 prescribers (1%). Below this entry. 1,800–2,000: 16,451 prescribers (1%). Below this entry. 2,000–2,200: 213,991 prescribers (16%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 2K+ every Part D prescriber (claims/yr), bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023

What does the federal data show about HEATHER AHO?

Quality data not reported

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 04/01/2019

NPI 1649732652

Primary specialty

Family Nurse Practitioner

High-volume

209,817 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

2,791 128% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 1,222

Specialty distribution in Massachusetts

How Family Nurse Practitioner compares to other specialties among Massachusetts providers

Massachusetts providers

Family Nurse Practitioner share within Massachusetts

1. Family Nurse Practitioner42%2. Internal medicine21%3. Family medicine17%4. Surgical12%5. Pediatric8%
Family Nurse Practitioner share within Massachusetts

Specialty board-certification context

Estimated specialty board-certified rate — Family Nurse Practitioner (ABMS / AOA reference)

Quality data not reported
Est. board-certified rate
78%
Family Nurse Practitioner ABMS/AOA estimate

Est. board-certified rate (Family Nurse Practitioner) — ABMS / AOA estimate

0%100%78%
Est. board-certified rate (Family Nurse Practitioner) — ABMS / AOA estimate

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

HEATHER AHO appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Family Nurse Practitioner provider at 175 CONNORS ST, GARDNER, MA, 01440, with a listed phone of (978) 878-8100. NPI 1649732652 was issued on 04/01/2019. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what AHO most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 2,791 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 200 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $371K in drug spend, split 17% brand-name and 83% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 1.4%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.

Family Nurse Practitioner is a high-volume specialty nationwide, with 209,817 enrolled providers across 56 states and an average of 1,222 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

175 CONNORS ST
GARDNER, MA 01440

Provider Details

NPI 1649732652
Specialty Family Nurse Practitioner
Gender Female
NPI Issued 04/01/2019

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where HEATHER AHO bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" — a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

COMMUNITY HEALTH CONNECTIONS, INC
GARDNER, MA

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) — CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for HEATHER AHO. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$64

Largest payer

Indivior Inc.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias — they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context — Massachusetts BORIM 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only — NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~38K Massachusetts medical licensees in 2023 — they are NOT specific to HEATHER AHO. To verify HEATHER AHO's current license status, search the BORIM public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

80
Total board actions, Massachusetts 2023
Across 78 cases
2.11
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Massachusetts statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
29 cases

BORIM publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Massachusetts disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical

HEATHER AHO — brand share 17.0%
Specialty average (est.)

17% brand-name claims vs 83% generic, on 2,791 2023 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

2,791
Total Claims
$371K
Total Drug Cost
200
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
4,933
Total Day Supply
138,176
Brand vs Generic
17% brand / 83% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$305K
Generic Drug Cost
$63K
Opioid Claims
38 (1.4% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
58

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
60.1 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.23
Gender Split
58% female / 43% male
Age Distribution
<65: 112, 65-74: 65, 75-84: N/A, 85+: N/A

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What HEATHER AHO prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Buprenorphine-Naloxone
Buprenorphine Hcl/Naloxone Hcl
129
Omeprazole
121
Atorvastatin Calcium
109
Gabapentin
102
Levothyroxine Sodium
94
Simvastatin
87
Lisinopril
85
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa
Albuterol Sulfate
83
Amlodipine Besylate
76
Trulicity
Dulaglutide
74

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Family Nurse Practitioner Overview

How HEATHER AHO fits within the Family Nurse Practitioner landscape nationally.

209,817
Family Nurse Practitioner Providers in US
56
States with Family Nurse Practitioner
1,222
Avg Claims per Provider

HEATHER AHO's 2,791 claims are above the specialty average of 1,222.

Nearby Family Nurse Practitioner Providers in Massachusetts

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Massachusetts, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as AHO.

Compare Family Nurse Practitioner nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is HEATHER AHO's specialty?
HEATHER AHO specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner and practices in GARDNER, Massachusetts.
How much does HEATHER AHO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, HEATHER AHO wrote 2,791 Medicare Part D claims totaling $371K in drug costs for 200 beneficiaries.
Where is HEATHER AHO located?
HEATHER AHO is located at 175 CONNORS ST, GARDNER, MA, 01440. Phone: (978) 878-8100.
What is HEATHER AHO's NPI number?
HEATHER AHO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649732652, issued on 04/01/2019.
Does HEATHER AHO prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs?
HEATHER AHO's prescribing is 17% brand-name and 83% generic drugs by claim count, with $305K in brand drug costs.
Does HEATHER AHO prescribe opioids?
Yes, HEATHER AHO had 38 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 1.4%.
How many Family Nurse Practitioner providers are there in the US?
There are 209,817 Family Nurse Practitioner providers across 56 states in the US. The average Family Nurse Practitioner provider writes 1,222 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does HEATHER AHO prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, HEATHER AHO's most frequently prescribed drugs include Buprenorphine-Naloxone, Omeprazole, Atorvastatin Calcium. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does HEATHER AHO accept Medicare?
HEATHER AHO appears in CMS Medicare data with 2,791 Part D claims and 200 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify HEATHER AHO's credentials?
HEATHER AHO's NPI is 1649732652. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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