SARA LINDER-HITTLE, DNP, APRN, FNP-C appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner provider holding DNP, APRN, FNP-C credentials at 4800 HOSPITAL PKWY, BEATRICE, NE, 68310, with a listed phone of (402) 228-3344. NPI 1124758990 was issued on 06/14/2022. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what LINDER-HITTLE 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 114 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 89 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $2K in drug spend, with an opioid prescribing rate of 17.5%. 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. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 92.3955/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 84.7911), compared with the national average of 83.1.

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 39,953 enrolled providers across 54 states and an average of 927 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.