NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Heather Shay Ward, FNP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Hixson, TN

Heather Shay Ward, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Hixson, Tennessee, and NPI 1245086172, issued on Apr 30, 2024. Check the license (Tennessee 33019, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee 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
1245086172
Name
Heather Shay Ward
Credential
FNP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
33019 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1039 Executive Dr Ste 101, Hixson, TN 37343
Phone
(423) 874-0125
Enumerated
Apr 30, 2024
Record last updated
Nov 24, 2025
Fax
(423) 874-0154
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20251208004070); may accept 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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Verify Heather Shay Ward in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
    Search for license 33019    Check the board
  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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2% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

1,278 Medicare Part D claims for 325 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 674 claims were for opioids.

  1. Heather Ward1,278
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen205 claims
  2. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen196 claims
  3. Gabapentin125 claims
  4. Pregabalin119 claims
  5. Oxycodone Hcl78 claims
  6. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl55 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: $909.23

38 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. 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.

  1. Heather Ward$909.23
  2. Specialty average$650.95

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Heather Shay Ward among 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee

Heather Shay Ward, FNP is one of 9,060 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2024, is newer than 89% of them.

  • NPI issued2024 · 89% of these records are older, 6% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2017 among the 5,523 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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 363LF0000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

43 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Hixson

They are 43 of the 628 NPPES records with a practice address in Hixson, and 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.

All 9,060 in Tennessee → Every provider in Hixson → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ada Batista-Baron, RN MSN CFNPHixson, TN 373431467405092
  2. Brandy Biederman, APNHixson, TN 373431497041180
  3. Brenda Borkgren, NP-CHixson, TN 373431639361579
  4. Sonya Dillard, APNHixson, TN 373431386076719
  5. Joanne Gallagher, NPHixson, TN 373431710925458
  6. Caroline Gates, NP-CHixson, TN 373431699047894
  7. Susan Jordan, RNC, FNPHixson, TN 373431427047331
  8. Erin Martin, FNP-BCHixson, TN 373431932440260

Common questions

What is Heather Shay Ward, FNP's NPI number?

Heather Shay Ward, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245086172, issued on Apr 30, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Heather Shay Ward, FNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1039 Executive Dr Ste 101, Hixson, TN, 37343. Phone: (423) 874-0125. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Heather Shay Ward, FNP's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 33019, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Heather Shay Ward, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Heather Shay Ward, FNP had 1,278 Medicare Part D claims for 325 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.