Joan Z. Suits, NP
Nurse Practitioner · Houghton, MI
Joan Z. Suits, NP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Houghton, Michigan, and NPI 1457507030, issued on Aug 14, 2008. Check the license (Michigan 4704200963, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joan Z. Suits
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 4704200963 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 301 W Lakeshore Dr, Houghton, MI 49931
- Phone
- (906) 487-1710
- Enumerated
- Aug 14, 2008
- Record last updated
- Dec 10, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (906) 487-9421
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joan Z. Suits in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this profession
Search for license 4704200963Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
30 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Joan Z. Suits among 3,574 nurse practitioner records in Michigan
Joan Z. Suits, NP is one of 3,574 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Michigan. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 22% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 22% of these records are older, 75% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 56% of these records are
- Record last updated2013 · 52% 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 Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Houghton
They are 3 of the 225 NPPES records with a practice address in Houghton, and 3,574 nurse practitioner records in Michigan.
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Common questions
What is Joan Z. Suits, NP's NPI number?
Joan Z. Suits, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457507030, issued on Aug 14, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joan Z. Suits, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 W Lakeshore Dr, Houghton, MI, 49931. Phone: (906) 487-1710. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joan Z. Suits, NP's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4704200963, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joan Z. Suits, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joan Z. Suits, NP had 30 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.