NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Heather Silcox Porter, APRN

Family Nurse Practitioner · Knoxville, TN

Heather Silcox Porter, APRN is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1245015718, issued on Aug 31, 2023. Check the license (Tennessee 34746, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1245015718
Name
Heather Silcox Porter
Credential
APRN
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
34746 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6348 Lonas Spring Dr, Knoxville, TN 37909
Phone
(865) 337-5137
Enumerated
Aug 31, 2023
Record last updated
Oct 28, 2024
Fax
(888) 839-6922
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20231002002408); 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 6348 Lonas Spring Dr

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

  1. Lindsey Dunford, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1164711271
  2. Joy HoodFamily Nurse Practitioner1134747397
  3. Alicia Jett, MSN, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1861040883

Verify Heather Silcox Porter in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

4,113 Medicare Part D claims for 602 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 2,253 claims were for opioids.

  1. Heather Porter4,113
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen686 claims
  2. Gabapentin467 claims
  3. Oxycodone Hcl413 claims
  4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen397 claims
  5. Morphine Sulfate Er296 claims
  6. Tizanidine Hcl218 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: $1,066.82

49 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. 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 Porter$1,066.82
  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 2 group practices

  1. Interventional Pain ConsultantsKnoxville, TN
  2. Omega Pain Management, PCKnoxville, TN

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

Heather Silcox Porter among 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee

Heather Silcox Porter, APRN is one of 9,060 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 84% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 84% of these records are older, 11% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2017 among the 5,523 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

737 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Knoxville

They are 737 of the 14,339 NPPES records with a practice address in Knoxville, and 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Bowman, FNPKnoxville, TN 379091386967354
  2. Rebecca Clem, MSN, APRN, FNPKnoxville, TN 379091285855981
  3. Jessica Dove, FNP-BCKnoxville, TN 379091104091081
  4. Angela Greear, CFNPKnoxville, TN 379091578880779
  5. Carol Hawkins, NPKnoxville, TN 379091639186109
  6. Rhonda Long, APRNKnoxville, TN 379091538286315
  7. Imelda Margulies, APRNKnoxville, TN 379091750576922
  8. Tiffany Sipe, FNP-BCKnoxville, TN 379091174848303

Common questions

What is Heather Silcox Porter, APRN's NPI number?

Heather Silcox Porter, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245015718, issued on Aug 31, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Heather Silcox Porter, APRN located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6348 Lonas Spring Dr, Knoxville, TN, 37909. Phone: (865) 337-5137. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Heather Silcox Porter, APRN's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 34746, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Heather Silcox Porter, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Heather Silcox Porter, APRN had 4,113 Medicare Part D claims for 602 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.