Heather Dow Shoultz, NP
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Hammond, LA
Heather Dow Shoultz, NP is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Hammond, Louisiana, and NPI 1104557735, issued on Jun 23, 2022. Check the license (Louisiana 226156, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather Dow Shoultz
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
- License number
- 226156 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 15790 Paul Vega MD Dr, Hammond, LA 70403
- Phone
- (985) 345-2700
- Enumerated
- Jun 23, 2022
- Record last updated
- Nov 15, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220713000082); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Heather Dow Shoultz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 226156Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% more Medicare Part D claims than the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024
650 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium33 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate28 claims
- Lisinopril23 claims
- Mounjaro21 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa20 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium19 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $491.21
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merz North America, Inc. The 10,984 providers of this specialty with any payment received $647.94 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
- B And W Healthcare LLCPonchatoula, LA
- North Oaks Medical Center LLCHammond, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heather Dow Shoultz among 318 acute care nurse practitioner records in Louisiana
Heather Dow Shoultz, NP is one of 318 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Louisiana. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 69% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2018 among the 244 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 363LA2100X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner providers in Louisiana
There are 318 acute care nurse practitioner records in Louisiana.
All 318 in Louisiana → Every provider in Hammond → Acute Care Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 acute care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lorris Bouzigard, ACNPHammond, LA 704031093953713
- Kristen King, NPHammond, LA 704031003301375
- Whitney Lashua, NPHammond, LA 704031144836115
- Janet Morse, NPHammond, LA 704031689017113
- Hannah Perrilloux, NPHammond, LA 704031497497275
- Phillip SwansonHammond, LA 704031316778087
- Janel Tedesco, ACNPHammond, LA 704031356398465
- Melinda Cramer, ACNPCovington, LA 704331366483620
Common questions
What is Heather Dow Shoultz, NP's NPI number?
Heather Dow Shoultz, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104557735, issued on Jun 23, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather Dow Shoultz, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15790 Paul Vega MD Dr, Hammond, LA, 70403. Phone: (985) 345-2700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather Dow Shoultz, NP's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 226156, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Heather Dow Shoultz, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather Dow Shoultz, NP had 650 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 594. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Heather Dow Shoultz, NP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.