Paula H. O'Bear, APN
Nurse Practitioner · Chattanooga, TN
Paula H. O'Bear, APN is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1871938266, issued on Apr 30, 2013. Check the license (Tennessee 17551, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paula H. O'Bear
- Credential
- APN
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 17551 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2525 Desales Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37404
- Phone
- (423) 697-0014
- Enumerated
- Apr 30, 2013
- Record last updated
- May 19, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 648-6280
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150409000719); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paula H. O'Bear in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 17551Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
218 Medicare Part D claims for 151 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefuroxime35 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl31 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Emergency Coverage LLCDalton, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paula H. O'Bear among 2,303 nurse practitioner records in Tennessee
Paula H. O'Bear, APN is one of 2,303 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 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 2013, is newer than 39% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 39% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2017 among the 1,331 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
176 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Chattanooga
They are 176 of the 7,377 NPPES records with a practice address in Chattanooga, and 2,303 nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Paula H. O'Bear, APN's NPI number?
Paula H. O'Bear, APN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871938266, issued on Apr 30, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paula H. O'Bear, APN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2525 Desales Avenue, Chattanooga, TN, 37404. Phone: (423) 697-0014. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paula H. O'Bear, APN's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 17551, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Paula H. O'Bear, APN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paula H. O'Bear, APN had 218 Medicare Part D claims for 151 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.