NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Heather Elise Combs, FNP-C

Family Nurse Practitioner · Centre, AL

Heather Elise Combs, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Centre, Alabama, and NPI 1093297210, issued on Sep 4, 2018. Check the license (Alabama 1137077, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1093297210
Name
Heather Elise Combs
Credential
FNP-C
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
1137077 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1260 Clarence E Chesnut JR. Bypass Suite A, Centre, AL 35960
Phone
(256) 266-1544
Enumerated
Sep 4, 2018
Record last updated
Feb 8, 2024
Fax
(256) 244-1531
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190201001912); 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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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6% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

1,221 Medicare Part D claims for 243 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Heather Combs1,221
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone80 claims
  2. Doxycycline Hyclate62 claims
  3. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass41 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium35 claims
  5. Cefdinir28 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate24 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.2 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score84.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%80.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $2,043.79

82 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Heather Combs$2,043.79
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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. Essential Healthcare LLCCentre, AL

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

Heather Elise Combs among 4,393 family nurse practitioner records in Alabama

Heather Elise Combs, FNP-C is one of 4,393 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Alabama. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 44% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 44% of these records are older, 50% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2019 among the 2,690 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 44% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

16 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Centre

They are 16 of the 87 NPPES records with a practice address in Centre, and 4,393 family nurse practitioner records in Alabama.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joy Allen, MSN, APRN, FNP-CCentre, AL 359601023663150
  2. Loren Bass, CRNPCentre, AL 359601114224854
  3. Sharonda CoutchCentre, AL 359601306364955
  4. Kathy Decant, FNP-CCentre, AL 359601427431295
  5. Kristina HaganCentre, AL 359601932627585
  6. Melissa JenkinsCentre, AL 359601578081097
  7. Aimee KilgoCentre, AL 359601760807119
  8. Valerie Leonard, CRNPCentre, AL 359601972925451

Common questions

What is Heather Elise Combs, FNP-C's NPI number?

Heather Elise Combs, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093297210, issued on Sep 4, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Heather Elise Combs, FNP-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1260 Clarence E Chesnut JR. Bypass Suite A, Centre, AL, 35960. Phone: (256) 266-1544. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Heather Elise Combs, FNP-C's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 1137077, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Heather Elise Combs, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Heather Elise Combs, FNP-C had 1,221 Medicare Part D claims for 243 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Heather Elise Combs, FNP-C's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.