Suzanne Bushong, APN
Family Nurse Practitioner · Paragould, AR
Suzanne Bushong, APN is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Paragould, Arkansas, and NPI 1417929316, issued on Feb 3, 2006. Check the license (Arkansas A01023, as entered in NPPES) with the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Suzanne Bushong
- Credential
- APN
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- A01023 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 160 Greene 721 RD, Paragould, AR 72450
- Phone
- (870) 242-3640
- Enumerated
- Feb 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 27, 2026
- Fax
- (877) 682-9964
- Medicaid ID
- 139748758 AR
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040115001073); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Suzanne Bushong in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arkansas board licenses this profession
Search for license A01023Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
8,549 Medicare Part D claims for 496 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 565 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Alprazolam510 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen466 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium290 claims
- Omeprazole232 claims
- Gabapentin225 claims
- Lisinopril196 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: $377.59
26 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.
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
- Downhome Healthcare LLCParagould, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Suzanne Bushong among 2,737 family nurse practitioner records in Arkansas
Suzanne Bushong, APN is one of 2,737 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Arkansas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than under 1% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · under 1% of these records are older, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2018 among the 1,836 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 41% 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 Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
47 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Paragould
They are 47 of the 1,413 NPPES records with a practice address in Paragould, and 2,737 family nurse practitioner records in Arkansas.
All 2,737 in Arkansas → Every provider in Paragould → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Charrae Burdin, APRNParagould, AR 724501477888105
- Stanley Foster, MSN APN FNPParagould, AR 724501801044300
- Teresa Gonzalez, APRNParagould, AR 724501639481450
- Pamela Hodges, APRNParagould, AR 724501346561461
- Jamie Jordan, APNParagould, AR 724501285726869
- Judy Leach, APRNParagould, AR 724501790747525
- Cecil Massey, APRNParagould, AR 724501073576955
- Deborah Miles, APNParagould, AR 724501245200468
Common questions
What is Suzanne Bushong, APN's NPI number?
Suzanne Bushong, APN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417929316, issued on Feb 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Suzanne Bushong, APN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 160 Greene 721 RD, Paragould, AR, 72450. Phone: (870) 242-3640. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Suzanne Bushong, APN's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number A01023, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Suzanne Bushong, APN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Suzanne Bushong, APN had 8,549 Medicare Part D claims for 496 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.