NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Heather Whitney Eldridge, FNP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Valdosta, GA

Heather Whitney Eldridge, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Valdosta, Georgia, and NPI 1811474828, issued on Jul 23, 2018. Check the license (Georgia RN229032, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia 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
1811474828
Name
Heather Whitney Eldridge
Credential
FNP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
RN229032 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
200 Georgia Ave, Valdosta, GA 31602
Phone
(229) 333-5886
Enumerated
Jul 23, 2018
Record last updated
Aug 6, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190327000934); 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 Georgia board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

206 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Heather Eldridge206
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate14 claims
  2. Gabapentin11 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: $22.61

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alkermes, 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 Eldridge$22.61
  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 2 group practices

  1. Sgmc Physician Network IncValdosta, GA
  2. Southland Behavioral Health Services LLCValdosta, GA

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

Heather Whitney Eldridge among 8,635 family nurse practitioner records in Georgia

Heather Whitney Eldridge, FNP is one of 8,635 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Georgia. 74% 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 46% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 46% of these records are older, 47% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2018 among the 4,544 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 41% 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

118 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Valdosta

They are 118 of the 1,830 NPPES records with a practice address in Valdosta, and 8,635 family nurse practitioner records in Georgia.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Pollyanna Boykin, FNP-CValdosta, GA 316021811018153
  2. Michelle Brewer-EwingValdosta, GA 316021235184524
  3. Aaron Courington, APRNValdosta, GA 316021174715718
  4. Tracy Creed, FNP-BCValdosta, GA 316021912157272
  5. Melissa Crosby, NP-CValdosta, GA 316021962717272
  6. Ivy Fralick, APRNValdosta, GA 316021447492582
  7. David Jackson, NPValdosta, GA 316021215079983
  8. Lindsey McClain, NPValdosta, GA 316021013217645

Common questions

What is Heather Whitney Eldridge, FNP's NPI number?

Heather Whitney Eldridge, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811474828, issued on Jul 23, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Heather Whitney Eldridge, FNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Georgia Ave, Valdosta, GA, 31602. Phone: (229) 333-5886. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Heather Whitney Eldridge, FNP's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number RN229032, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Heather Whitney Eldridge, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Heather Whitney Eldridge, FNP had 206 Medicare Part D claims for 54 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.

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.