Heather Smith Hession, FNP
Family Medicine Physician · Amite, LA
Heather Smith Hession, FNP is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Amite, Louisiana, and NPI 1730772617, issued on Feb 11, 2021. Check the license (Louisiana 218676, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather Smith Hession
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 218676 LA
904029 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 903 W Oak St, Amite, LA 70422
- Phone
- (985) 323-1504
- Enumerated
- Feb 11, 2021
- Record last updated
- Mar 2, 2023
- Fax
- (985) 284-2267
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Heather Smith Hession in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 218676Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,174 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin101 claims
- Divalproex Sodium69 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl69 claims
- Memantine Hcl52 claims
- Januvia45 claims
- Famotidine39 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: $45.86
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Heather Smith Hession among 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana
Heather Smith Hession, FNP is one of 1,728 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 91% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 70% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Amite
They are 3 of the 144 NPPES records with a practice address in Amite, and 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Heather Smith Hession, FNP's NPI number?
Heather Smith Hession, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730772617, issued on Feb 11, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather Smith Hession, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 903 W Oak St, Amite, LA, 70422. Phone: (985) 323-1504. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather Smith Hession, FNP's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 218676, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Heather Smith Hession, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather Smith Hession, FNP had 1,174 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.