Heather L. Yates, APRN
Family Nurse Practitioner · Whitesburg, KY
Heather L. Yates, APRN is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Whitesburg, Kentucky, and NPI 1053856799, issued on Jan 5, 2017. Check the license (Kentucky 3010961, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather L. Yates
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 3010961 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 226 Medical Plaza LN, Whitesburg, KY 41858
- Phone
- (606) 633-4871
- Enumerated
- Jan 5, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jan 5, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170208002852); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Heather L. Yates in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky board licenses this profession
Search for license 3010961Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
639 Medicare Part D claims for 120 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 221 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen182 claims
- Gabapentin86 claims
- Clonazepam39 claims
- Lorazepam32 claims
- Pregabalin32 claims
- Tramadol Hcl23 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: $198.35
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Verrica Pharmaceuticals 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.
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
- Mountain Comprehensive Health CorporationWhitesburg, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heather L. Yates among 5,545 family nurse practitioner records in Kentucky
Heather L. Yates, APRN is one of 5,545 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Kentucky. 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 2017, is newer than 42% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 42% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2018 among the 3,839 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 39% 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 Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
29 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Whitesburg
They are 29 of the 178 NPPES records with a practice address in Whitesburg, and 5,545 family nurse practitioner records in Kentucky.
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Common questions
What is Heather L. Yates, APRN's NPI number?
Heather L. Yates, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053856799, issued on Jan 5, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather L. Yates, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 226 Medical Plaza LN, Whitesburg, KY, 41858. Phone: (606) 633-4871. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather L. Yates, APRN's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 3010961, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Heather L. Yates, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather L. Yates, APRN had 639 Medicare Part D claims for 120 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.