Heather Elaine Bastel, APN
Nurse Practitioner · Paragould, AR
Heather Elaine Bastel, APN is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Paragould, Arkansas, and NPI 1396712287, issued on Mar 1, 2006. Check the license (Arkansas A03196ANP, as entered in NPPES) with the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather Elaine Bastel
- Credential
- APN
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License numbers
- A03196ANP AR
A01117 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2709 W. Kingshighway, Paragould, AR 72450
- Phone
- (870) 236-7272
- Enumerated
- Mar 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 7, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (870) 236-7275
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050720000985); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Heather Elaine Bastel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arkansas board licenses this profession
Search for license A03196ANPCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nurse practitioner in 2024
8,881 Medicare Part D claims for 469 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 473 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium349 claims
- Alprazolam330 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen305 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium251 claims
- Lisinopril250 claims
- Gabapentin232 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: $532.73
28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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.
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
- Hendrix Medical Services, P.L.L.C.Paragould, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heather Elaine Bastel among 682 nurse practitioner records in Arkansas
Heather Elaine Bastel, APN is one of 682 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Arkansas. 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 2006, is newer than 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2017 among the 381 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 53% 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 Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Paragould
They are 12 of the 1,413 NPPES records with a practice address in Paragould, and 682 nurse practitioner records in Arkansas.
All 682 in Arkansas → Every provider in Paragould → Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Virginia ArcherParagould, AR 724501447905682
- Crystal Baldwin, APRNParagould, AR 724501942534995
- Shelley Cullum-Bonner, DNPParagould, AR 724501285186221
- Sara Donaldson, RN RNPParagould, AR 724501104962406
- Jason Gill, APRN-CNPParagould, AR 724501548850084
- Lisa Jaggers, REGNURSEPRACTITIONERParagould, AR 724501437125903
- Kelly Malone, ANPParagould, AR 724501417173139
- Brian Perry, APRNParagould, AR 724501992254486
Common questions
What is Heather Elaine Bastel, APN's NPI number?
Heather Elaine Bastel, APN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396712287, issued on Mar 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather Elaine Bastel, APN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2709 W. Kingshighway, Paragould, AR, 72450. Phone: (870) 236-7272. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather Elaine Bastel, APN's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number A03196ANP, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Heather Elaine Bastel, APN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather Elaine Bastel, APN had 8,881 Medicare Part D claims for 469 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.