NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Latina N. Heard, PMHNP-BC

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Waycross, GA

Latina N. Heard, PMHNP-BC is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Waycross, Georgia, and NPI 1538734850, issued on May 20, 2021. Check the license (Georgia RN228224, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia 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
1538734850
Name
Latina N. Heard
Credential
PMHNP-BC
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License number
RN228224 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
515 City Blvd Ste B, Waycross, GA 31501
Phone
(912) 279-4400
Enumerated
May 20, 2021
Record last updated
Mar 2, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210610003079); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 515 City Blvd Ste B

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

  1. Phillip Grooms, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1679598122
  2. Deborah Maine, LCSWClinical Social Worker1669840187
  3. Michelle Widows, PHDClinical Psychologist1679806533

Verify Latina N. Heard in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia 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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13% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

1,026 Medicare Part D claims for 103 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.

  1. Latina Heard1,026
  2. Specialty average906

Most prescribed

  1. Trazodone Hcl76 claims
  2. Quetiapine Fumarate68 claims
  3. Benztropine Mesylate63 claims
  4. Sertraline Hcl61 claims
  5. Duloxetine Hcl54 claims
  6. Aripiprazole49 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Thrive Counseling LLCAtlanta, GA

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

Latina N. Heard among 1,381 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Georgia

Latina N. Heard, PMHNP-BC is one of 1,381 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Georgia. 61% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 44% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 44% of these records are older, 47% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2021 among the 616 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 15% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

6 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Waycross

They are 6 of the 514 NPPES records with a practice address in Waycross, and 1,381 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Georgia.

The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Tanya Miller, FAMILY NURSE PRACTITWaycross, GA 315011750855599
  2. Tara Smith, APRN,FNP-C, PMHNP-BCWaycross, GA 315011134505118
  3. Jessica Clark, APRNWaycross, GA 315031417412917
  4. Laurine Jones, FNPWaycross, GA 315031932624053
  5. Mitzi Tyre, FNPWaycross, GA 315031396983227
  6. Brittany Turner, PMHNP-BCAlma, GA 315101760210819
  7. Alicia Conn, FNP, PMHNP-BCBlackshear, GA 315161538604368
  8. Gregory Claxton, PMHNP-BCBrunswick, GA 315201174087860

Common questions

What is Latina N. Heard, PMHNP-BC's NPI number?

Latina N. Heard, PMHNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538734850, issued on May 20, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Latina N. Heard, PMHNP-BC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 515 City Blvd Ste B, Waycross, GA, 31501. Phone: (912) 279-4400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Latina N. Heard, PMHNP-BC's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number RN228224, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Latina N. Heard, PMHNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Latina N. Heard, PMHNP-BC had 1,026 Medicare Part D claims for 103 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.