NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Helen Catherine Hughes Spencer, NP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Nashville, TN

Helen Catherine Hughes Spencer, NP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1912191222, issued on Aug 29, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee 16657, 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
1912191222
Name
Helen Catherine Hughes Spencer
Credential
NP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License numbers
16657 TN
16522 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
601 Benton Avenue, Nashville, TN 37204
Phone
(615) 292-9770
Enumerated
Aug 29, 2007
Record last updated
Nov 6, 2024
Fax
(615) 292-9706
Medicaid ID
1530092 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20121030000369); 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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Verify Helen Catherine Hughes Spencer 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 16657    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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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

42 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Helen Spencer42
  2. Specialty average1,305

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: $28.51

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Organon 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.

  1. Helen Spencer$28.51
  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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. University Community Health Services, IncNashville, TN

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

Helen Catherine Hughes Spencer among 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee

Helen Catherine Hughes Spencer, NP 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 2007, is newer than 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 10% of these records are older, 86% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 2017 among the 5,523 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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).

1,518 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Nashville

They are 1,518 of the 24,357 NPPES records with a practice address in Nashville, and 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.

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The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Angela Becker, APRN, BCNashville, TN 372041396851291
  2. Charlotte Covington, APRN, BCNashville, TN 372041861508772
  3. Mary Dunn, FNP-CNashville, TN 372041073516779
  4. Kehinde Eguakun, NPNashville, TN 372041386766194
  5. Queen Henry-Okafor, APRN,BCNashville, TN 372041467563585
  6. Mary Hurley, APRN, BCNashville, TN 372041922114859
  7. Jennifer Jayaram, NPNashville, TN 372041922074723
  8. Caroline Jenkins, MSN, FNP-BCNashville, TN 372041053429118

Common questions

What is Helen Catherine Hughes Spencer, NP's NPI number?

Helen Catherine Hughes Spencer, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912191222, issued on Aug 29, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Helen Catherine Hughes Spencer, NP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 601 Benton Avenue, Nashville, TN, 37204. Phone: (615) 292-9770. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Helen Catherine Hughes Spencer, NP's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 16657, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Helen Catherine Hughes Spencer, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Helen Catherine Hughes Spencer, NP had 42 Medicare Part D claims for 18 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.

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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.