NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Laura Aaron Heytens, NP-C

Family Nurse Practitioner · Metairie, LA

Laura Aaron Heytens, NP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Metairie, Louisiana, and NPI 1184174997, issued on Oct 5, 2016. Check the license (Louisiana APO8985, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana 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
1184174997
Name
Laura Aaron Heytens
Credential
NP-C
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
APO8985 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6521 Airline Dr, Metairie, LA 70003
Phone
(504) 534-1226
Enumerated
Oct 5, 2016
Record last updated
Oct 24, 2022
Medicaid IDs
02978701 MS
2434578 LA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170215000508); 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 6521 Airline Dr

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

  1. Blythe Craft, DNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1093237315
  2. Cassidy Roussell, PHARMD.Pharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1861058729
  3. Tonyell Woodridge, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1700309721

Verify Laura Aaron Heytens in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana 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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6.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

8,506 Medicare Part D claims for 350 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.

  1. Laura Heytens8,506
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium571 claims
  2. Gabapentin324 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium315 claims
  4. Montelukast Sodium300 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate251 claims
  6. Jardiance249 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $968.40

12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, 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.

  1. Laura Heytens$968.40
  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 2 group practices

  1. Administrators OF The Tulane Educational FundNew Orleans, LA
  2. Oak Street Health Physicians Group OF Louisiana LLCMetairie, LA

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

Laura Aaron Heytens among 4,503 family nurse practitioner records in Louisiana

Laura Aaron Heytens, NP-C is one of 4,503 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Louisiana. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 38% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 38% of these records are older, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2018 among the 2,959 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 46% 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 Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

157 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Metairie

They are 157 of the 5,682 NPPES records with a practice address in Metairie, and 4,503 family nurse practitioner records in Louisiana.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Blythe Craft, DNPMetairie, LA 700031093237315
  2. Cynthia Langford, APRN-BC, FNP, PHDMetairie, LA 700031699980235
  3. Christopher Rue, FNP-CMetairie, LA 700031689173296
  4. Tonyell Woodridge, FNPMetairie, LA 700031700309721
  5. Ashley Andrews, FNP-CMetairie, LA 700021568354637
  6. Alexzondra Greco, MSN, FNP-CMetairie, LA 700021013761626
  7. Emma Green, FNP-CMetairie, LA 700021013533355
  8. Leigh-Taylor Harper, NPMetairie, LA 700021295347383

Common questions

What is Laura Aaron Heytens, NP-C's NPI number?

Laura Aaron Heytens, NP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184174997, issued on Oct 5, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Laura Aaron Heytens, NP-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6521 Airline Dr, Metairie, LA, 70003. Phone: (504) 534-1226. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Laura Aaron Heytens, NP-C's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number APO8985, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Laura Aaron Heytens, NP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Laura Aaron Heytens, NP-C had 8,506 Medicare Part D claims for 350 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.

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.