NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Heather Hecei Smith, WHNP

Women's Health Nurse Practitioner · Smithfield, NC

Heather Hecei Smith, WHNP is a women's health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Smithfield, North Carolina, and NPI 1497072169, issued on Apr 21, 2010. Check the license (North Carolina 5004659, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1497072169
Name
Heather Hecei Smith
Credential
WHNP
Primary taxonomy
Women's Health Nurse Practitioner 363LW0102X
License number
5004659 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
520 North St, Smithfield, NC 27577
Phone
(919) 934-3015
Enumerated
Apr 21, 2010
Record last updated
Sep 19, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(919) 934-0958
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160329001496); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 2007
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 520 North St

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

  1. Danielle BarbourAdvanced Practice Midwife1083406201
  2. Roshni Delwadia, DOObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1629637632
  3. Farrah Forney, CNM, MSN, RNAdvanced Practice Midwife1417400094
  4. Amanda Lopez, PA-CPhysician Assistant1205781697
  5. Siamak Marzbani, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1528169307
  6. Efrain Perez-Rivera, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1437250131

Verify Heather Hecei Smith in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina 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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Industry payments in 2024: $23.87

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Hologic Sales and Service, LLC. The 3,574 providers of this specialty with any payment received $426.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Heather Smith$23.87
  2. Specialty average$426.02

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

  1. Duke Health Integrated Practice IncDurham, NC

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

Heather Hecei Smith among 237 women's health nurse practitioner records in North Carolina

Heather Hecei Smith, WHNP is one of 237 women's health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Carolina. 62% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 35% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 35% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2018 among the 107 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LW0102X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Women's Health Nurse Practitioner providers in North Carolina

There are 237 women's health nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.

The 8 women's health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sheree Blankenship, WHNPSmithfield, NC 275771841534609
  2. Alexi Massey, WHNPWake Forest, NC 275871376371815
  3. Estena Bradley, NP- WOMENS HEALTHOxford, NC 275651225009996
  4. Crystal Minor, WHNP-BCOxford, NC 275651750927893
  5. Alyssa McCulleyMorrisville, NC 275601235943200
  6. Stephanie Edwards-Latchu, WHNP-BCChapel Hill, NC 275991871165431
  7. Barbara Hotelling, MSN, WHNP-BCChapel Hill, NC 275991922203074
  8. Miranda Ramsey, WHNP-CRaleigh, NC 276011003212234

Common questions

What is Heather Hecei Smith, WHNP's NPI number?

Heather Hecei Smith, WHNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497072169, issued on Apr 21, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Heather Hecei Smith, WHNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 520 North St, Smithfield, NC, 27577. Phone: (919) 934-3015. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Heather Hecei Smith, WHNP's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5004659, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.