Paula Ochs, CRNP FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner · Hazleton, PA
Paula Ochs, CRNP FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1861858169, issued on Jan 4, 2016. Check the license (Pennsylvania SP015152, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paula Ochs
- Credential
- CRNP FNP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- SP015152 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 700 E Broad St, Hazleton, PA 18201
- Phone
- (570) 552-4450
- Enumerated
- Jan 4, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Fax
- (570) 552-4455
- Medicaid ID
- 103155780-0001 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160923000089); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paula Ochs in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license SP015152Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
230 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium14 claims
- Torsemide13 claims
- Eliquis11 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): 92.7 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: $103.80
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). 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
- Advanced Inpatient Medicine Lehigh PCHazelton, PA
- Lehigh Valley Physician GroupFogelsville, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paula Ochs among 7,209 family nurse practitioner records in Pennsylvania
Paula Ochs, CRNP FNP-C is one of 7,209 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 2016, is newer than 37% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 37% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2018 among the 4,232 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 45% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
16 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Hazleton
They are 16 of the 351 NPPES records with a practice address in Hazleton, and 7,209 family nurse practitioner records in Pennsylvania.
All 7,209 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Hazleton → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Paula Ochs, CRNP FNP-C's NPI number?
Paula Ochs, CRNP FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861858169, issued on Jan 4, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paula Ochs, CRNP FNP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 700 E Broad St, Hazleton, PA, 18201. Phone: (570) 552-4450. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paula Ochs, CRNP FNP-C's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number SP015152, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Paula Ochs, CRNP FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paula Ochs, CRNP FNP-C had 230 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Paula Ochs, CRNP FNP-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.7 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.