Heather Lynn Russell, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Athens, GA
Heather Lynn Russell, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Athens, Georgia, and NPI 1598219537, issued on Aug 8, 2016. Check the license (Georgia 008051, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather Lynn Russell
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 008051 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 120 Hawthorne Park, Athens, GA 30606
- Phone
- (776) 353-8700
- Enumerated
- Aug 8, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jun 11, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (706) 353-6629
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160921002637); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Mercer University School Of Medicine, 2016
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Heather Lynn Russell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license 008051Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024
5,370 Medicare Part D claims for 676 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 46 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate237 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium199 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium196 claims
- Gabapentin127 claims
- Losartan Potassium126 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide122 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): 89.9 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: $490.81
25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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 2 group practices
- Piedmont Athens Primary Care LLCAthens, GA
- Wellstreet OF Georgia PCWatkinsville, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heather Lynn Russell among 4,662 physician assistant records in Georgia
Heather Lynn Russell, PA-C is one of 4,662 physician assistant records with a practice address in Georgia. 75% 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 44% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 44% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2018 among the 2,761 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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 363A00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
97 physician assistant records list a practice address in Athens
They are 97 of the 3,160 NPPES records with a practice address in Athens, and 4,662 physician assistant records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Heather Lynn Russell, PA-C's NPI number?
Heather Lynn Russell, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598219537, issued on Aug 8, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather Lynn Russell, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 120 Hawthorne Park, Athens, GA, 30606. Phone: (776) 353-8700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather Lynn Russell, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 008051, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Heather Lynn Russell, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather Lynn Russell, PA-C had 5,370 Medicare Part D claims for 676 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Heather Lynn Russell, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.9 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.