NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lashell L. Head, FNP-BC

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Columbia, SC

Lashell L. Head, FNP-BC is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1285766162, issued on Mar 9, 2007. Check the license (South Carolina 131, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1285766162
Name
Lashell L. Head
Credential
FNP-BC
Primary taxonomy
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
License number
131 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7035 Saint Andrews RD, Columbia, SC 29212
Phone
(803) 749-0924
Enumerated
Mar 9, 2007
Record last updated
Nov 6, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(803) 407-4101
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050223000330); 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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Also registered at 7035 Saint Andrews RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Daniel Brown, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1699791855
  2. Whitney Buckland, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1962828194
  3. Kathryn Himes, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1265525034
  4. Shelby Jennings, OTOccupational Therapist1528543097
  5. Christina Keiger, MDFamily Medicine Physician1104847938
  6. Clayton Mazoue, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1982808762

Verify Lashell L. Head in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
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  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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55% more Medicare Part D claims than the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024

922 Medicare Part D claims for 613 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 55 claims were for opioids.

  1. Lashell Head922
  2. Specialty average594

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone135 claims
  2. Doxycycline Hyclate59 claims
  3. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass57 claims
  4. Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro53 claims
  5. Tramadol Hcl45 claims
  6. Cephalexin40 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): 83 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score80.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%72.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%89.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Lexington Health IncColumbia, SC

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

Lashell L. Head among 465 acute care nurse practitioner records in South Carolina

Lashell L. Head, FNP-BC is one of 465 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in South Carolina. 83% 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 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 11% of these records are older, 86% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2018 among the 344 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 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 363LA2100X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

127 acute care nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Columbia

They are 127 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 465 acute care nurse practitioner records in South Carolina.

The 8 acute care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lillian Baugh, ACNPColumbia, SC 292121962404772
  2. Teresa Durden, ACNPColumbia, SC 292121790763613
  3. Dana PanasColumbia, SC 292121558955062
  4. Sara Ritenour, NPColumbia, SC 292121730832387
  5. Erin Sims, FNP-C, AG-ANCP-BCColumbia, SC 292121174180699
  6. Aimee TerharkColumbia, SC 292121144421694
  7. Sara Woodberry, NP-CColumbia, SC 292121336507623
  8. Amy Ballou, ACNPColumbia, SC 292101467719732

Common questions

What is Lashell L. Head, FNP-BC's NPI number?

Lashell L. Head, FNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285766162, issued on Mar 9, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lashell L. Head, FNP-BC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7035 Saint Andrews RD, Columbia, SC, 29212. Phone: (803) 749-0924. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lashell L. Head, FNP-BC's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 131, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Lashell L. Head, FNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lashell L. Head, FNP-BC had 922 Medicare Part D claims for 613 beneficiaries; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 594. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Lashell L. Head, FNP-BC's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 83 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.

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