Patricia Michele Head, FNP-BC
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner · Columbia, SC
Patricia Michele Head, FNP-BC is a primary care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1205822509, issued on Sep 22, 2005. Check the license (South Carolina 519, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Patricia Michele Head
- Credential
- FNP-BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Primary Care Nurse Practitioner 363LP2300X
- License number
- 519 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1750 Laurel St, Columbia, SC 29201
- Phone
- (803) 779-3378
- Enumerated
- Sep 22, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 6, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (803) 779-3103
- Medicaid ID
- NP0497 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051011000758); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 1998
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1750 Laurel St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Cassandra Patterson, MDInternal Medicine Physician1851500821
- Paul Plante, MDInternal Medicine Physician1508825464
Verify Patricia Michele Head in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 519Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average primary care nurse practitioner in 2024
5,628 Medicare Part D claims for 206 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,492 among the 5,992 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 93 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate226 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium221 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium216 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium174 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium165 claims
- Alprazolam139 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,177.31
35 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 4,321 providers of this specialty with any payment received $625.13 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 one group practice
- Lexington Health IncCayce, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Patricia Michele Head among 158 primary care nurse practitioner records in South Carolina
Patricia Michele Head, FNP-BC is one of 158 primary care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in South Carolina. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 98% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2020 among the 95 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 33% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP2300X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner providers in South Carolina
There are 158 primary care nurse practitioner records in South Carolina.
All 158 in South Carolina → Every provider in Columbia → Primary Care Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 primary care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Yolanda Boyd-Gantt, NPColumbia, SC 292011851953574
- Natasha Brockington, APRNColumbia, SC 292011578918967
- Ashley Durrell, RN, FNPColumbia, SC 292011306189303
- Jenny Gates, MSN, APRN,NP-CColumbia, SC 292011316355720
- Kirsten Kasko, NP-CColumbia, SC 292011851574891
- Crystal Scott, APRNColumbia, SC 292011831431931
- Jessica Bland, NP-CColumbia, SC 292031346580446
- Janet Cooper, APRNColumbia, SC 292031578911889
Common questions
What is Patricia Michele Head, FNP-BC's NPI number?
Patricia Michele Head, FNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205822509, issued on Sep 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Patricia Michele Head, FNP-BC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1750 Laurel St, Columbia, SC, 29201. Phone: (803) 779-3378. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Patricia Michele Head, FNP-BC's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 519, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Patricia Michele Head, FNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Patricia Michele Head, FNP-BC had 5,628 Medicare Part D claims for 206 beneficiaries; the average among primary care nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,492. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Patricia Michele 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.
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.