NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Heather Schmidt Kana, AGPCNP

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner · El Campo, TX

Heather Schmidt Kana, AGPCNP is a primary care nurse practitioner with a practice address in El Campo, Texas, and NPI 1609336379, issued on Mar 20, 2019. Check the license (Texas AP140955, 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
1609336379
Name
Heather Schmidt Kana
Credential
AGPCNP
Primary taxonomy
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner 363LP2300X
License number
AP140955 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1602 N Mechanic St, El Campo, TX 77437
Phone
(979) 275-1200
Enumerated
Mar 20, 2019
Record last updated
Mar 10, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(979) 401-3103
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190411001695); 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 1602 N Mechanic St

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

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  3. Catharine Rodriguez, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1093287518
  4. Chelsea Vasquez, PT, DPT, C-PSPhysical Therapist1770390569
  5. John Wissinger, MDInternal Medicine Physician1558326876

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20% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average primary care nurse practitioner in 2024

1,192 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,492 among the 5,992 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.

  1. Heather Kana1,192
  2. Specialty average1,492

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium179 claims
  2. Furosemide103 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium91 claims
  4. Potassium Chloride71 claims
  5. Gabapentin56 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate51 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: $381.17

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 4,321 providers of this specialty with any payment received $625.13 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Heather Kana$381.17
  2. Specialty average$625.13

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

2 hospitals and group practices

  1. EL Campo Memorial HospitalEl Campo, TX · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
  2. West Wharton County Hospital DistrictEl Campo, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Heather Schmidt Kana among 822 primary care nurse practitioner records in Texas

Heather Schmidt Kana, AGPCNP is one of 822 primary care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 63% 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 39% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 39% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 42% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2020 among the 348 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 32% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP2300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner providers in Texas

There are 822 primary care nurse practitioner records in Texas.

The 8 primary care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nicole Ihekwoaba, NPCypress, TX 774331740109495
  2. Andrea Paul, AGPCNP-BCCypress, TX 774331942061429
  3. Stacey Burley, MSNCypress, TX 774291992340491
  4. Yadira Castro GonzalezCypress, TX 774291427450493
  5. Tamica Green, FNPCypress, TX 774291740439058
  6. Jennifer Lentz, FNP-CCypress, TX 774291073363024
  7. Ana Paula Mendez, AGPCNPCypress, TX 774291295295699
  8. Stella Oliver, FNPCypress, TX 774291912534314

Common questions

What is Heather Schmidt Kana, AGPCNP's NPI number?

Heather Schmidt Kana, AGPCNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609336379, issued on Mar 20, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Heather Schmidt Kana, AGPCNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1602 N Mechanic St, El Campo, TX, 77437. Phone: (979) 275-1200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Heather Schmidt Kana, AGPCNP's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number AP140955, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Heather Schmidt Kana, AGPCNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Heather Schmidt Kana, AGPCNP had 1,192 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries; the average among primary care nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,492. 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.