NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Shannon Higgins Faires, FNP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Chattanooga, TN

Shannon Higgins Faires, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1316226616, issued on Aug 4, 2011. Check the license (Tennessee APN0000015866, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1316226616
Name
Shannon Higgins Faires
Credential
FNP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
APN0000015866 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2515 Desales Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37404
Phone
(423) 698-8101
Enumerated
Aug 4, 2011
Record last updated
Apr 5, 2023
Fax
(423) 698-3450
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110922000406); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2515 Desales Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Donald Hetzel, MDGastroenterology Physician1932181245

Verify Shannon Higgins Faires in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

3,722 Medicare Part D claims for 1,217 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Shannon Faires3,722
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Famotidine850 claims
  2. Pantoprazole Sodium795 claims
  3. Omeprazole458 claims
  4. Dicyclomine Hcl319 claims
  5. Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf197 claims
  6. Esomeprazole Magnesium120 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.7 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score85.7
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%83.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,337.08

62 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. 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.

  1. Shannon Faires$1,337.08
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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

  1. Galen Medical Group, PCChattanooga, TN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Shannon Higgins Faires among 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee

Shannon Higgins Faires, FNP is one of 9,060 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 22% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 22% of these records are older, 74% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2017 among the 5,523 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 40% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

491 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Chattanooga

They are 491 of the 7,377 NPPES records with a practice address in Chattanooga, and 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Deborah Ballard, NPChattanooga, TN 374041588879068
  2. Marcie Beasley, N.P.Chattanooga, TN 374041679779771
  3. Mary Collins, APRN,BCChattanooga, TN 374041083807663
  4. Donna Eaker-Davis, NP-FChattanooga, TN 374041790765345
  5. Laura Ford, NPChattanooga, TN 374041881672327
  6. Carole Johnson, FNP-CChattanooga, TN 374041962536631
  7. Kimbra Lingerfelt, FNPChattanooga, TN 374041285635268
  8. Michael Loga, MSN, FNP-CChattanooga, TN 374041427147461

Common questions

What is Shannon Higgins Faires, FNP's NPI number?

Shannon Higgins Faires, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316226616, issued on Aug 4, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Shannon Higgins Faires, FNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2515 Desales Ave, Chattanooga, TN, 37404. Phone: (423) 698-8101. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Shannon Higgins Faires, FNP's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number APN0000015866, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Shannon Higgins Faires, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Shannon Higgins Faires, FNP had 3,722 Medicare Part D claims for 1,217 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Shannon Higgins Faires, FNP's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.7 of 100. 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.

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