Lakesha Wanta High, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner · Columbus, GA
Lakesha Wanta High, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Columbus, Georgia, and NPI 1699143347, issued on Sep 11, 2015. Check the license (Georgia APRN-NP193416, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lakesha Wanta High
- Credential
- FNP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- APRN-NP193416 GA
1-144132 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2737 Warm Springs RD Ste C, Columbus, GA 31904
- Phone
- (706) 653-2255
- Enumerated
- Sep 11, 2015
- Record last updated
- Oct 20, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170811002409); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2737 Warm Springs RD Ste C
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Lakesha Wanta High in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license APRN-NP193416Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
6,479 Medicare Part D claims for 351 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate353 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium329 claims
- Losartan Potassium223 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium195 claims
- Metformin Hcl167 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium166 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $664.55
44 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk 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 2 group practices
- Columbus Ambulatory Healthcare Services, Inc.Columbus, GA
- Georgialina Physical Therapy Associates LLCAugusta, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lakesha Wanta High among 8,635 family nurse practitioner records in Georgia
Lakesha Wanta High, FNP-C is one of 8,635 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Georgia. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 28% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 28% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2018 among the 4,544 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 41% 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
260 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Columbus
They are 260 of the 5,517 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbus, and 8,635 family nurse practitioner records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Lakesha Wanta High, FNP-C's NPI number?
Lakesha Wanta High, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699143347, issued on Sep 11, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lakesha Wanta High, FNP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2737 Warm Springs RD Ste C, Columbus, GA, 31904. Phone: (706) 653-2255. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lakesha Wanta High, FNP-C's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number APRN-NP193416, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lakesha Wanta High, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lakesha Wanta High, FNP-C had 6,479 Medicare Part D claims for 351 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lakesha Wanta High, FNP-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.