NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vanessa B. Kurtz, FNP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Albany, GA

Vanessa B. Kurtz, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Albany, Georgia, and NPI 1396285037, issued on Feb 28, 2017. Check the license (Georgia RN188055, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1396285037
Name
Vanessa B. Kurtz
Credential
FNP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
RN188055 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1712 E Broad Ave, Albany, GA 31705
Phone
(229) 639-3103
Enumerated
Feb 28, 2017
Record last updated
Feb 28, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(229) 888-8935
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170612002452); 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 1712 E Broad Ave

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

  1. Amanda Coleman, PA-CPhysician Assistant1972249613
  2. Purvis Collier, P.A.Physician Assistant1255665980
  3. Frances Parrish, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1124320502

Verify Vanessa B. Kurtz in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia 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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86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

179 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.

  1. Vanessa Kurtz179
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate13 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: $46.03

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Hologic Sales and Service, LLC. 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. Vanessa Kurtz$46.03
  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. Albany Area Primary Health Care, IncAlbany, GA

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

Vanessa B. Kurtz among 8,635 family nurse practitioner records in Georgia

Vanessa B. Kurtz, FNP is one of 8,635 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Georgia. 74% 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 40% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 40% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2018 among the 4,544 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

141 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Albany

They are 141 of the 1,564 NPPES records with a practice address in Albany, and 8,635 family nurse practitioner records in Georgia.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Karen Baker, FNPCAlbany, GA 317051588724223
  2. Carol Anne Best, FNP-CAlbany, GA 317051346139193
  3. Cynthia Chaney, NPAlbany, GA 317051457967317
  4. April McCluster, NURSE PRACTITIONERAlbany, GA 317051770199408
  5. Erin Mills, FNPAlbany, GA 317051972346930
  6. Frances Parrish, FNPAlbany, GA 317051124320502
  7. Deanna Pettit, FNPAlbany, GA 317051770361206
  8. Natalie Thomas, FNP-BCAlbany, GA 317051316293061

Common questions

What is Vanessa B. Kurtz, FNP's NPI number?

Vanessa B. Kurtz, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396285037, issued on Feb 28, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vanessa B. Kurtz, FNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1712 E Broad Ave, Albany, GA, 31705. Phone: (229) 639-3103. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vanessa B. Kurtz, FNP's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number RN188055, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Vanessa B. Kurtz, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vanessa B. Kurtz, FNP had 179 Medicare Part D claims for 41 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.