Heather Smith, APRN-CNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · San Benito, TX
Heather Smith, APRN-CNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in San Benito, Texas, and NPI 1699054783, issued on Aug 8, 2011. Check the license (Texas AP122385, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather Smith
- Credential
- APRN-CNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- AP122385 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1401 W Expressway 83, San Benito, TX 78586
- Phone
- (956) 362-5870
- Enumerated
- Aug 8, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jun 5, 2025
- Fax
- (956) 362-5875
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121105000323); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Heather Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license AP122385Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
177 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 35 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam31 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine19 claims
- Tramadol Hcl15 claims
- Methylprednisolone13 claims
- Celecoxib12 claims
- Donepezil Hcl12 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: $49.78
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bioventus LLC. 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.
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
- Renaissance ProvidersSan Benito, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heather Smith among 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas
Heather Smith, APRN-CNP is one of 21,242 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2011, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 14% of these records are older, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2018 among the 11,286 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 38% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
17 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in San Benito
They are 17 of the 188 NPPES records with a practice address in San Benito, and 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas.
All 21,242 in Texas → Every provider in San Benito → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Cristina Almanza Adams, FNP-BCSan Benito, TX 785861295272029
- Garett Byrd, FNP-CSan Benito, TX 785861407363914
- Amalia Cano, FNP-CSan Benito, TX 785861205439684
- Alice Eure-Becerra, FNP-CSan Benito, TX 785861740826403
- Irasema Garcia, NP-CSan Benito, TX 785861528449485
- Julie Garcia, FNPSan Benito, TX 785861891355368
- Vicente Granado, FNPSan Benito, TX 785861356992655
- Michelle LealSan Benito, TX 785861093185894
Common questions
What is Heather Smith, APRN-CNP's NPI number?
Heather Smith, APRN-CNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699054783, issued on Aug 8, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather Smith, APRN-CNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1401 W Expressway 83, San Benito, TX, 78586. Phone: (956) 362-5870. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather Smith, APRN-CNP's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number AP122385, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Heather Smith, APRN-CNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather Smith, APRN-CNP had 177 Medicare Part D claims for 69 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.