Patricia Head, FNP-BC
Family Nurse Practitioner · Columbia, SC
Patricia Head, FNP-BC is a family 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 Head
- Credential
- FNP-BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- 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
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1750 Laurel St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Angie Cain, PAMedical Physician Assistant1659556892
- Nehal Desai, MDInternal Medicine Physician1801855622
- Cassandra Patterson, MDInternal Medicine Physician1851500821
- Paul Plante, MDInternal Medicine Physician1508825464
Verify Patricia 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
4.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
5,628 Medicare Part D claims for 206 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,302 among the 128,048 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 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, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 91,435 providers of this specialty with any payment received $675.31 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Lexington Health IncCayce, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
572 family nurse practitioner records list a Columbia practice address
They are 572 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a Columbia practice address, and 3,932 family nurse practitioner records in South Carolina.
All 572 in Columbia → All 3,932 in South Carolina → Every provider in Columbia →
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Common questions
What is Patricia Head, FNP-BC's NPI number?
Patricia 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 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 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 Head, FNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Patricia Head, FNP-BC had 5,628 Medicare Part D claims for 206 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,302. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Patricia Head, FNP-BC's Medicare quality 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.