NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Heather Nicole Hughes, MSN, APRN, FNP-C

Family Nurse Practitioner · Arlington, TX

Heather Nicole Hughes, MSN, APRN, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Arlington, Texas, and NPI 1376169599, issued on Jun 23, 2020. Check the license (Texas 1002616, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas 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
1376169599
Name
Heather Nicole Hughes
Credential
MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License numbers
1002616 TX
F05200702 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
300 W. Arbrook Blvd., Arlington, TX 76014
Phone
(817) 704-4777
Enumerated
Jun 23, 2020
Record last updated
Feb 6, 2024
Fax
(817) 701-2323
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210506002589); 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 Texas 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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72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

368 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.

  1. Heather Hughes368
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Triamcinolone Acetonide33 claims
  2. Hydrocortisone32 claims
  3. Ketoconazole32 claims
  4. Betamethasone Dipropionate30 claims
  5. Doxycycline Hyclate26 claims
  6. Spironolactone24 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: $1,243.74

53 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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 Hughes$1,243.74
  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 one group practice

  1. Alpesh D. Desai, DO, PAMansfield, TX

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

Heather Nicole Hughes among 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas

Heather Nicole Hughes, MSN, APRN, FNP-C is one of 21,242 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 59% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 59% of these records are older, 33% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2018 among the 11,286 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 38% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

232 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Arlington

They are 232 of the 5,219 NPPES records with a practice address in Arlington, and 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kimberly Barnes, FNPArlington, TX 760141649634577
  2. Liezl Mae Demiar, NPArlington, TX 760141164905170
  3. Rael Eckenroed, FNP-CArlington, TX 760141891218814
  4. Jacquelyn Garrels, FNPArlington, TX 760141295234771
  5. Brian Haag, FNP-CArlington, TX 760141932213402
  6. Shilloy Hart, APRN, FNP-BCArlington, TX 760141184085714
  7. Jerrilea Hubble, FNP-C; RNFAArlington, TX 760141184062713
  8. Scott Moulton, F.N.P., R.N., D.C.Arlington, TX 760141710040761

Common questions

What is Heather Nicole Hughes, MSN, APRN, FNP-C's NPI number?

Heather Nicole Hughes, MSN, APRN, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376169599, issued on Jun 23, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Heather Nicole Hughes, MSN, APRN, FNP-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 W. Arbrook Blvd., Arlington, TX, 76014. Phone: (817) 704-4777. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Heather Nicole Hughes, MSN, APRN, FNP-C's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 1002616, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Heather Nicole Hughes, MSN, APRN, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Heather Nicole Hughes, MSN, APRN, FNP-C had 368 Medicare Part D claims for 137 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.