Heather Catherine Pounds, ARNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Tacoma, WA
Heather Catherine Pounds, ARNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1174132294, issued on Jul 24, 2020. Check the license (Washington AP61080272, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather Catherine Pounds
- Credential
- ARNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- AP61080272 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1802 Yakima Ave Ste 104, Tacoma, WA 98405
- Phone
- (253) 426-6272
- Enumerated
- Jul 24, 2020
- Record last updated
- May 2, 2025
- Fax
- (253) 426-4060
- Medicaid ID
- 2182578 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210129000148); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Heather Catherine Pounds in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
Search for license AP61080272Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
138 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Famotidine50 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl11 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 2 group practices
- Franciscan Medical GroupTacoma, WA
- Western Washington Emergency Physicians PLLCTacoma, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heather Catherine Pounds among 3,781 family nurse practitioner records in Washington
Heather Catherine Pounds, ARNP is one of 3,781 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Washington. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 67% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2018 among the 2,116 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 46% 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 Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
286 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Tacoma
They are 286 of the 13,715 NPPES records with a practice address in Tacoma, and 3,781 family nurse practitioner records in Washington.
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Common questions
What is Heather Catherine Pounds, ARNP's NPI number?
Heather Catherine Pounds, ARNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174132294, issued on Jul 24, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather Catherine Pounds, ARNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1802 Yakima Ave Ste 104, Tacoma, WA, 98405. Phone: (253) 426-6272. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather Catherine Pounds, ARNP's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number AP61080272, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Heather Catherine Pounds, ARNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather Catherine Pounds, ARNP had 138 Medicare Part D claims for 58 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.