NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Heather C. Gibson, FNP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Bryson City, NC

Heather C. Gibson, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Bryson City, North Carolina, and NPI 1770125163, issued on Oct 17, 2019. Check the license (North Carolina 5012456, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina 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
1770125163
Name
Heather C. Gibson
Credential
FNP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License numbers
5012456 NC
F10190821 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
80 Veterans Blvd, Bryson City, NC 28713
Phone
(828) 538-4546
Enumerated
Oct 17, 2019
Record last updated
May 5, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220118002244); 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 80 Veterans Blvd

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

  1. Benjamin GansFamily Medicine Physician1457771826
  2. Harvey Krape, PACPhysician Assistant1457312696
  3. Zachary Thomason, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1952009193
  4. Margaret Tolley, NPNurse Practitioner1053619692
  5. Christina Wharton, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1902464126

Verify Heather C. Gibson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina 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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6% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

1,386 Medicare Part D claims for 179 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 416 claims were for opioids.

  1. Heather Gibson1,386
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen169 claims
  2. Lorazepam123 claims
  3. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen78 claims
  4. Pregabalin64 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium52 claims
  6. Tramadol Hcl46 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. CS Pacs 3 Southeast LLCSmithfield, NC

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

Heather C. Gibson among 6,631 family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina

Heather C. Gibson, FNP is one of 6,631 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Carolina. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 51% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 51% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2019 among the 4,000 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 35% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

4 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Bryson City

They are 4 of the 82 NPPES records with a practice address in Bryson City, and 6,631 family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Emily Crawford, FNPBryson City, NC 287131669654190
  2. Zachary Thomason, FNP-BCBryson City, NC 287131952009193
  3. Christina Wharton, FNPBryson City, NC 287131902464126
  4. Melissa Arnold, NPBrevard, NC 287121083264584
  5. Nancy Booth-Long, FNP-CBrevard, NC 287121649700733
  6. Holly Bruehl, MSN FNPBrevard, NC 287121881996353
  7. Sharon Crum, FNPBurnsville, NC 287141174544563
  8. Misty Dotts, NP-CBurnsville, NC 287141255989158

Common questions

What is Heather C. Gibson, FNP's NPI number?

Heather C. Gibson, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770125163, issued on Oct 17, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Heather C. Gibson, FNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 80 Veterans Blvd, Bryson City, NC, 28713. Phone: (828) 538-4546. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Heather C. Gibson, FNP's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5012456, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Heather C. Gibson, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Heather C. Gibson, FNP had 1,386 Medicare Part D claims for 179 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.