NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Heather Hughes

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Land O Lakes, FL

Heather Hughes is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Land O Lakes, Florida, and NPI 1538697511, issued on Jun 2, 2017. Check the license (Florida APRN9254711, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; 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
1538697511
Name
Heather Hughes
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License numbers
APRN9254711 FL
APN9254711 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
23031 Tabak LN, Land O Lakes, FL 34639
Phone
(813) 856-1515
Enumerated
Jun 2, 2017
Record last updated
Jun 3, 2026
Fax
(813) 336-8922
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180223002450); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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43% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

518 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims.

  1. Heather Hughes518
  2. Specialty average906

Most prescribed

  1. Bupropion Xl58 claims
  2. Trazodone Hcl46 claims
  3. Clonazepam35 claims
  4. Desvenlafaxine Succinate Er35 claims
  5. Aripiprazole27 claims
  6. Buspirone Hcl22 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): 77.4 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 score47.3
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%68.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  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: $890.43

46 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Heather Hughes$890.43
  2. Specialty average$1,027.77

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. Optimum Health And Wellness LLCTampa, FL

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

Heather Hughes among 4,715 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Florida

Heather Hughes is one of 4,715 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Florida. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 25% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 25% of these records are older, 72% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2021 among the 2,622 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 15% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

10 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Land O Lakes

They are 10 of the 715 NPPES records with a practice address in Land O Lakes, and 4,715 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Florida.

The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rita BehrLand O Lakes, FL 346391912789942
  2. Alon Corrigan, PMHNPLand O Lakes, FL 346391063119220
  3. Khushbu DalsaniaLand O Lakes, FL 346391336652023
  4. Yunexi Giral, PMHNPLand O Lakes, FL 346391811634850
  5. Oluwakemi Mitchell, DNP, PMHNPLand O Lakes, FL 346391861222580
  6. Danielle Lettieri, ARNPLand O Lakes, FL 346381255864997
  7. Nicole Powers, APRNLand O Lakes, FL 346381407130545
  8. Sandy Harris Np, NPLand O Lakes, FL 346371255008066

Common questions

What is Heather Hughes's NPI number?

Heather Hughes's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538697511, issued on Jun 2, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Heather Hughes located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 23031 Tabak LN, Land O Lakes, FL, 34639. Phone: (813) 856-1515. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Heather Hughes's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number APRN9254711, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Heather Hughes prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Heather Hughes had 518 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Heather Hughes's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.4 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.

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