NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Heather Sutton, APRN

Nurse Practitioner · Paducah, KY

Heather Sutton, APRN is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Paducah, Kentucky, and NPI 1700485794, issued on Oct 20, 2020. Check the license (Kentucky 3015058, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1700485794
Name
Heather Sutton
Credential
APRN
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License number
3015058 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2501 Kentucky Ave, Paducah, KY 42003
Phone
(270) 575-2303
Enumerated
Oct 20, 2020
Record last updated
Oct 20, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20201109002659); accepts Medicare assignment
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 2501 Kentucky Ave

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

  1. Katherine Arenz, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1043460751
  2. Kenneth Baker, BSN, RNContinuing Education/Staff Development Registered Nurse1568242659
  3. Bailey Bassi, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1952054686
  4. Michalyne Bassi, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1780946855
  5. Jennifer Brien, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1831173442
  6. Kristen Carper, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1467977678

Verify Heather Sutton in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky 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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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024

30 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Heather Sutton30
  2. Specialty average1,109

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): 95.5 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score89.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $49.66

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Heather Sutton$49.66
  2. Specialty average$791.64

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. Baptist Health Medical Group IncPaducah, KY

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

Heather Sutton among 1,830 nurse practitioner records in Kentucky

Heather Sutton, APRN is one of 1,830 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Kentucky. 81% 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 76% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 76% of these records are older, 19% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2015 among the 1,220 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

45 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Paducah

They are 45 of the 1,910 NPPES records with a practice address in Paducah, and 1,830 nurse practitioner records in Kentucky.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Leslie Ferguson, ARNPPaducah, KY 420031013227024
  2. Erin Gottman, APRNPaducah, KY 420031083711667
  3. Elizabeth Holcomb, ARNPPaducah, KY 420031427012137
  4. Paul Holt, ARNPPaducah, KY 420031316020563
  5. Laura Kelso, FNP-BCPaducah, KY 420031356664262
  6. Elizabeth Mansfield, ARNPPaducah, KY 420031760576540
  7. Kathy Phelps, APRN FNPPaducah, KY 420031699863514
  8. Lisa Spillman, NPPaducah, KY 420031790788420

Common questions

What is Heather Sutton, APRN's NPI number?

Heather Sutton, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700485794, issued on Oct 20, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Heather Sutton, APRN located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2501 Kentucky Ave, Paducah, KY, 42003. Phone: (270) 575-2303. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Heather Sutton, APRN's license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 3015058, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Heather Sutton, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Heather Sutton, APRN had 30 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Heather Sutton, APRN's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.5 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.