Heather Nellis Orluske, MSN, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner · Pittsburgh, PA
Heather Nellis Orluske, MSN, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1487005286, issued on Jun 23, 2016. Check the license (Pennsylvania SP018852, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather Nellis Orluske
- Credential
- MSN, FNP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- SP018852 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5609 5TH Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15232
- Phone
- (412) 362-3500
- Enumerated
- Jun 23, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jan 20, 2023
- Fax
- (412) 362-1951
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Heather Nellis Orluske in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license SP018852Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
693 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 63 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl42 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate36 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium33 claims
- Gabapentin28 claims
- Jardiance27 claims
- Trazodone 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.
Heather Nellis Orluske among 7,209 family nurse practitioner records in Pennsylvania
Heather Nellis Orluske, MSN, FNP-C is one of 7,209 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 37% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 37% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 45% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
875 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Pittsburgh
They are 875 of the 28,866 NPPES records with a practice address in Pittsburgh, and 7,209 family nurse practitioner records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Heather Nellis Orluske, MSN, FNP-C's NPI number?
Heather Nellis Orluske, MSN, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487005286, issued on Jun 23, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather Nellis Orluske, MSN, FNP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5609 5TH Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15232. Phone: (412) 362-3500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather Nellis Orluske, MSN, FNP-C's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number SP018852, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Heather Nellis Orluske, MSN, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather Nellis Orluske, MSN, FNP-C had 693 Medicare Part D claims for 83 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.