NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sharon Marie Hixenbaugh, CRNP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Pittsburgh, PA

Sharon Marie Hixenbaugh, CRNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1679011548, issued on Feb 10, 2017. Check the license (Pennsylvania SP016948, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania 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
1679011548
Name
Sharon Marie Hixenbaugh
Credential
CRNP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License numbers
SP016948 PA
CNP020400 OH
APRN63459 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
109 Valeview Dr, Pittsburgh, PA 15235
Phone
(724) 255-6571
Enumerated
Feb 10, 2017
Record last updated
May 29, 2025
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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48% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

1,929 Medicare Part D claims for 311 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sharon Hixenbaugh1,929
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium87 claims
  2. Omeprazole71 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium70 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate64 claims
  5. Lisinopril59 claims
  6. Gabapentin56 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): 90.1 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 score67.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  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: $1,702.35

92 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. Sharon Hixenbaugh$1,702.35
  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.

Sharon Marie Hixenbaugh among 7,209 family nurse practitioner records in Pennsylvania

Sharon Marie Hixenbaugh, CRNP 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 2017, is newer than 43% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 43% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 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).

875 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Pittsburgh

They are 875 of the 28,866 NPPES records with a practice address in Pittsburgh, and 7,209 family nurse practitioner records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Olusola Awokoya, NPPittsburgh, PA 152351225643596
  2. Lisa Festino, CRNPPittsburgh, PA 152351144267840
  3. Nicole Flinn, CRNPPittsburgh, PA 152351750032991
  4. Donald Graham, NURSE PRACTITIONERPenn Hills, PA 152351982927885
  5. James Holland, CRNPPenn Hills, PA 152351083916225
  6. Stephanie Lubin Rocca, CRNPPittsburgh, PA 152351710354071
  7. Bisha Nolf-Syed, CRNPPittsburgh, PA 152351528986320
  8. Kaitlyn Petrakis, CRNPPittsburgh, PA 152351255839593

Common questions

What is Sharon Marie Hixenbaugh, CRNP's NPI number?

Sharon Marie Hixenbaugh, CRNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679011548, issued on Feb 10, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sharon Marie Hixenbaugh, CRNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 109 Valeview Dr, Pittsburgh, PA, 15235. Phone: (724) 255-6571. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sharon Marie Hixenbaugh, CRNP's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number SP016948, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Sharon Marie Hixenbaugh, CRNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sharon Marie Hixenbaugh, CRNP had 1,929 Medicare Part D claims for 311 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Sharon Marie Hixenbaugh, CRNP's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.1 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.

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.