NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Acute Care Nurse Practitioner NPI 1992259642 ARNP
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Acute Care Nurse Practitioner in Davenport, Iowa.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 25,345 in Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
3K
Medicare Part D claims · 404 beneficiaries · Acute Care Nurse Practitioner avg: 623
Generic prescribing
91%
generic claims · 9% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
28.6/100
▼ 55 pts below national avg 83.5 · Below average
Industry payments
$388.88
18 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Heather Hitesman, ARNP reported a CMS MIPS final score of 28.6/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 3,103 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 28.6/100
- MIPS score · -55 vs avg
- 3K
- Part D claims, 2024
- 91%
- generic prescribing
- $388.88
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Heather Hitesman, ARNP
Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1992259642), first enumerated 08/11/2016.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 3,103 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 28.6/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$388.88 in reported industry payments (18 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1992259642 · Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MID · MIPS-LOW · RX-MID · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1992259642
- ENUM-MID 2016
- TAX-MID 25K Acute Care
- MIPS-LOW 28.6/100
- RX-MID 3,103
- BOOK-THIN 172 in Iowa
- PHOTO-FINISH Ndieme Ndoye, APRN · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Hitesman · this …
Hitesman · this provider
28.6 MIPS pts
- Ndieme Ndoye, AP…
Ndieme Ndoye, APRN
28.6 MIPS pts
- Catherine Nozdro…
Catherine Nozdrovicky, NP
29.3 MIPS pts
- Christopher John…
Christopher Johnstone
29.3 MIPS pts
- Janine Foster-Bo…
Janine Foster-Boswell, ACNP-BC
30 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Heather Hitesman, ARNP's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
29 ≥ 3rd percentile 3% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Heather Hitesman, ARNP sits
This provider among acute care nurse practitioner peers
Across the 3,830 acute care nurse practitioner providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Heather Hitesman, ARNP writes more Part D claims than 96% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 0% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one acute care nurse practitioner peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Heather Hitesman, ARNP. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
What does the federal data show about Heather Hitesman, ARNP?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Medicare Part D claims
3,103 398% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
28.6/100 54.9 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Iowa
How Acute Care Nurse Practitioner compares to other specialties among Iowa providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Heather Hitesman, ARNP's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Acute Care Nurse Practitioner national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 28.6/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1992259642 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Acute Care Nurse Practitioner |
| Credentials | ARNP |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 08/11/2016 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
28.5566
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
21.3884
Quality
55.9766
Cost
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Heather Hitesman, ARNP bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Genesis Health System
Davenport, IA
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Heather Hitesman, ARNP. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$389
Largest payer
Biogen, Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy
Heather Hitesman, ARNP - brand share 9.0%
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner average
9% brand-name claims vs 91% generic, on 3,103 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
3,103
Total Claims
$327K
Total Drug Cost
404
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 4,771.7
- Total Day Supply
- 138,933
- Brand vs Generic
- 9% brand / 91% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $250K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $77K
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 70.6 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.58
- Gender Split
- 60% female / 40% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 95, 65-74: 135, 75-84: 127, 85+: 47
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Heather Hitesman, ARNP prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Gabapentin
Gabapentin
222 claims
- Levetiracetam
Levetiracetam
213 claims
- Pregabalin
Pregabalin
201 claims
- Topiramate
Topiramate
181 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa
Carbidopa-Levodopa
167 claims
- Donepezil Hcl
Donepezil Hcl
159 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl
Duloxetine Hcl
139 claims
- Memantine Hcl
Memantine Hcl
100 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Gabapentin | 222 |
| Levetiracetam | 213 |
| Pregabalin | 201 |
| Topiramate | 181 |
| Carbidopa-Levodopa Carbidopa/Levodopa | 167 |
| Donepezil Hcl | 159 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | 139 |
| Memantine Hcl | 100 |
| Temazepam | 92 |
| Divalproex Sodium | 82 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Overview
How Heather Hitesman, ARNP fits within the Acute Care Nurse Practitioner landscape nationally.
25,345
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Providers in US
53
States with Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
623
Avg Claims per Provider
Heather Hitesman, ARNP's 3,103 claims are above the specialty average of 623.
Nationwide Acute Care Nurse Practitioner peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Hitesman, both outside Iowa so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (28.6 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2016)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Providers in Iowa
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Iowa, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Hitesman.
One of 172 Acute Care Nurse Practitioner providers enrolled in Iowa, 5 are shown here.
Sugandha Aggarwal
Ankeny, IA
Nicole Alsaker
ARNP
Washington, IA
Dr. Amber Anderson
DNP
Johnston, IA
Andrea Archer
N.P.
Davenport, IA
Natalie Aunan
ARNP
Iowa City, IA
Compare Acute Care Nurse Practitioner nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Heather Hitesman, ARNP's specialty? ▼
Heather Hitesman, ARNP specializes in Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and practices in Davenport, Iowa. Credentials: ARNP.
How much does Heather Hitesman, ARNP prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Heather Hitesman, ARNP wrote 3,103 Medicare Part D claims totaling $327K in drug costs for 404 beneficiaries.
What is Heather Hitesman, ARNP's Medicare quality score? ▼
Heather Hitesman, ARNP has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 28.6/100 (Quality: 21.4, Cost: 56). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Heather Hitesman, ARNP located? ▼
Heather Hitesman, ARNP is located at 1351 W. CENTRAL PARK, Davenport, IA, 52804. Phone: (563) 421-0430.
What is Heather Hitesman, ARNP's NPI number? ▼
Heather Hitesman, ARNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992259642, issued on 08/11/2016.
Does Heather Hitesman, ARNP prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Heather Hitesman, ARNP's prescribing is 9% brand-name and 91% generic drugs by claim count, with $250K in brand drug costs.
How many Acute Care Nurse Practitioner providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 25,345 Acute Care Nurse Practitioner providers across 53 states in the US. The average Acute Care Nurse Practitioner provider writes 623 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Heather Hitesman, ARNP prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Heather Hitesman, ARNP's most frequently prescribed drugs include Gabapentin, Levetiracetam, Pregabalin. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Heather Hitesman, ARNP accept Medicare? ▼
Heather Hitesman, ARNP appears in CMS Medicare data with 3,103 Part D claims and 404 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Heather Hitesman, ARNP's credentials? ▼
Heather Hitesman, ARNP's NPI is 1992259642 with credentials ARNP. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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