Heather Elizabeth Portaro, NP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner · Boone, NC
Heather Elizabeth Portaro, NP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Boone, North Carolina, and NPI 1619470325, issued on Mar 9, 2018. Check the license (North Carolina 5010632, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather Elizabeth Portaro
- Credential
- NP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 5010632 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 870 State Farm RD Ste 101, Boone, NC 28607
- Phone
- (828) 264-4545
- Enumerated
- Mar 9, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jul 18, 2024
- Medicaid ID
- 1619470325 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180806000069); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 870 State Farm RD Ste 101
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Heather Elizabeth Portaro in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 5010632Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
1,524 Medicare Part D claims for 202 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 87 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium72 claims
- Lorazepam67 claims
- Trazodone Hcl59 claims
- Divalproex Sodium51 claims
- Mirtazapine48 claims
- Furosemide44 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $17.50
1 payment: 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.
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
- Blue Ridge Ear Nose And Throat IncBoone, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heather Elizabeth Portaro among 6,631 family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina
Heather Elizabeth Portaro, NP-C is one of 6,631 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2018, is newer than 46% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 46% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2019 among the 4,000 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 35% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
31 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Boone
They are 31 of the 978 NPPES records with a practice address in Boone, and 6,631 family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.
All 6,631 in North Carolina → Every provider in Boone → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Heather Elizabeth Portaro, NP-C's NPI number?
Heather Elizabeth Portaro, NP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619470325, issued on Mar 9, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather Elizabeth Portaro, NP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 870 State Farm RD Ste 101, Boone, NC, 28607. Phone: (828) 264-4545. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather Elizabeth Portaro, NP-C's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5010632, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Heather Elizabeth Portaro, NP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather Elizabeth Portaro, NP-C had 1,524 Medicare Part D claims for 202 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Heather Elizabeth Portaro, NP-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.2 of 100. 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.
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.