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.
- 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
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Also registered at 6521 Airline Dr
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- Tonyell Woodridge, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1700309721
Verify Laura Aaron Heytens in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license APO8985Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium571 claims
- Gabapentin324 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium315 claims
- Montelukast Sodium300 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate251 claims
- 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.
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
- Administrators OF The Tulane Educational FundNew Orleans, LA
- 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.
All 4,503 in Louisiana → Every provider in Metairie → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Blythe Craft, DNPMetairie, LA 700031093237315
- Cynthia Langford, APRN-BC, FNP, PHDMetairie, LA 700031699980235
- Christopher Rue, FNP-CMetairie, LA 700031689173296
- Tonyell Woodridge, FNPMetairie, LA 700031700309721
- Ashley Andrews, FNP-CMetairie, LA 700021568354637
- Alexzondra Greco, MSN, FNP-CMetairie, LA 700021013761626
- Emma Green, FNP-CMetairie, LA 700021013533355
- 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.