Leonie Vachon, NP
Nurse Practitioner in State College, Pennsylvania. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.
What the federal data shows
Leonie Vachon, NP filed 917 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Nurse Practitioner in State College, Pennsylvania, prescribing 90% generic.
- 917
- Part D claims, 2023
- 90%
- generic prescribing
- $137.34
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) — no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Leonie Vachon, NP's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023 — across all CMS prescribers nationally
917 Top 25% higher than 75% of 1,370,886 prescribers
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023
What does the federal data show about Leonie Vachon, NP?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Medicare Part D claims
Specialty distribution in Pennsylvania
How Nurse Practitioner compares to other specialties among Pennsylvania providers
Nurse Practitioner share within Pennsylvania
Nurse Practitioner is one of the more visible NUCC categories in Pennsylvania
Each bar reflects the share of in-state providers whose primary NUCC taxonomy matches the specialty. Long tail of ~690 NUCC codes folded into "Other" to keep the comparison legible.
Specialty board-certification context
Estimated specialty board-certified rate — Nurse Practitioner (ABMS / AOA reference)
- Est. board-certified rate
- 78%
- Nurse Practitioner ABMS/AOA estimate
Est. board-certified rate (Nurse Practitioner) — ABMS / AOA estimate
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Specialty board-certified rate — Nurse Practitioner estimate
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus Maintenance of Certification cycles. CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field; the figure shown is the specialty-level estimated rate from ABMS / AOA reference data.
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Leonie Vachon, NP appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Nurse Practitioner provider holding NP credentials at 2121 OLD GATESBURG RD, State College, PA, 16803, with a listed phone of (814) 231-7277. NPI 1396971198 was issued on 06/08/2009. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what Vachon most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 917 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 220 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $236K in drug spend, split 10% brand-name and 90% generic by claim count. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.
Nurse Practitioner is a high-volume specialty nationwide, with 87,227 enrolled providers across 56 states and an average of 1,084 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1396971198 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
| Credentials | NP |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 06/08/2009 |
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How we sourced this profile
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Leonie Vachon, NP bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" — a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) — CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Leonie Vachon, NP. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$137
Largest payer
ABBVIE INC.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias — they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context — Pennsylvania PA-BOM 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only — NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~45K Pennsylvania medical licensees in 2023 — they are NOT specific to Leonie Vachon, NP. To verify Leonie Vachon, NP's current license status, search the PA-BOM public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
PA-BOM publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Pennsylvania disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
10% brand-name claims vs 90% generic, on 917 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 1,569
- Total Day Supply
- 45,871
- Brand vs Generic
- 10% brand / 90% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $187K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $50K
- Antibiotic Claims
- 11
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 69.2 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.58
- Gender Split
- 66% female / 34% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 46, 65-74: 98, 75-84: 65, 85+: 11
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Leonie Vachon, NP prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Omeprazole
Omeprazole
140 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium
Pantoprazole Sodium
117 claims
- Colestipol Hcl
Colestipol Hcl
86 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl
Dicyclomine Hcl
76 claims
- Famotidine
Famotidine
62 claims
- Esomeprazole Magne… 37
Esomeprazole Magnesium
37 claims
- Sucralfate 36
Sucralfate
36 claims
- Linzess 32
Linzess
32 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Omeprazole | 140 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 117 |
| Colestipol Hcl | 86 |
| Dicyclomine Hcl | 76 |
| Famotidine | 62 |
| Esomeprazole Magnesium | 37 |
| Sucralfate | 36 |
| Linzess Linaclotide | 32 |
| Metoclopramide Hcl | 28 |
| Cholestyramine Cholestyramine (With Sugar) | 21 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Nurse Practitioner Overview
How Leonie Vachon, NP fits within the Nurse Practitioner landscape nationally.
Leonie Vachon, NP's 917 claims are below the specialty average of 1,084.
Nearby Nurse Practitioner Providers in Pennsylvania
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Pennsylvania, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Vachon.
Compare Nurse Practitioner nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Before you book an appointment
Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.
- Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry — providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
- Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Pennsylvania medical board — federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
- Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Nurse Practitioner peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers
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Data Sources
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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