Heather Platzer
Family Nurse Practitioner · Lakewood, NJ
Heather Platzer is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Lakewood, New Jersey, and NPI 1831558469, issued on Feb 10, 2016. Check the license (New Jersey 26NJ00769900, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather Platzer
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 26NJ00769900 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 600 River Ave, Lakewood, NJ 08701
- Phone
- (732) 363-1900
- Enumerated
- Feb 10, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jun 21, 2024
- Fax
- (732) 923-2272
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180208000077); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Heather Platzer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this profession
Search for license 26NJ00769900Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
161 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin18 claims
- Prednisone17 claims
- Ibuprofen14 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen13 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate11 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Rwjbh Emergency Medicine Associates, LLCElizabeth, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heather Platzer among 3,881 family nurse practitioner records in New Jersey
Heather Platzer is one of 3,881 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in New Jersey. 74% 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 29% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 29% of these records are older, 66% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2019 among the 2,262 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 40% 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 New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
66 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Lakewood
They are 66 of the 2,640 NPPES records with a practice address in Lakewood, and 3,881 family nurse practitioner records in New Jersey.
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- Ann Friedman, APNLakewood, NJ 087011225571557
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- Tirtzah Kaluszyner, FNPLakewood, NJ 087011013145788
- Elysse Lerner, APN, FNP-BCLakewood, NJ 087011912373721
- Natalee Nelson-Martin, NPLakewood, NJ 087011477918944
- Rosily Philip, APNLakewood, NJ 087011255716726
- Yelena RafaelovLakewood, NJ 087011891045688
- Debra Saunders, APN-CLakewood, NJ 087011205258357
Common questions
What is Heather Platzer's NPI number?
Heather Platzer's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831558469, issued on Feb 10, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather Platzer located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 River Ave, Lakewood, NJ, 08701. Phone: (732) 363-1900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather Platzer's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 26NJ00769900, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Heather Platzer prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather Platzer had 161 Medicare Part D claims for 100 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.