Summer Hettinger, FNP
Nurse Practitioner · Asheville, NC
Summer Hettinger, FNP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1710428768, issued on Mar 10, 2017. Check the license (North Carolina 5009359, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Summer Hettinger
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 5009359 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 77 Mcdowell St, Asheville, NC 28801
- Phone
- (828) 257-4745
- Enumerated
- Mar 10, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 77 Mcdowell St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Summer Hettinger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 5009359Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
53% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
1,751 Medicare Part D claims for 140 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,144 among the 50,277 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 77 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin147 claims
- Omeprazole63 claims
- Lisinopril57 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl57 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl53 claims
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone52 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $212.72
6 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc.. The 36,168 providers of this specialty with any payment received $802.80 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Appalachian Mountain Community Health CentersRobbinsville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
161 nurse practitioner records list a Asheville practice address
They are 161 of the 8,173 NPPES records with a Asheville practice address, and 4,020 nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.
All 161 in Asheville → All 4,020 in North Carolina → Every provider in Asheville →
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Common questions
What is Summer Hettinger, FNP's NPI number?
Summer Hettinger, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710428768, issued on Mar 10, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Summer Hettinger, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 77 Mcdowell St, Asheville, NC, 28801. Phone: (828) 257-4745. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Summer Hettinger, FNP's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5009359, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Summer Hettinger, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Summer Hettinger, FNP had 1,751 Medicare Part D claims for 140 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,144. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.