NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Veronica Hardman

Family Nurse Practitioner · Ocala, FL

Veronica Hardman is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Ocala, Florida, and NPI 1629580683, issued on Oct 31, 2017. Check the license (Florida ARNP9296893, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; 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
1629580683
Name
Veronica Hardman
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License numbers
ARNP9296893 FL
RN9296893 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1800 SE 17TH St Ste 100, Ocala, FL 34471
Phone
(352) 351-4999
Enumerated
Oct 31, 2017
Record last updated
Feb 10, 2022
Fax
(352) 351-8106
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180717002492); 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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
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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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4.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

5,984 Medicare Part D claims for 362 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 161 claims were for opioids.

  1. Veronica Hardman5,984
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium235 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium197 claims
  3. Lisinopril180 claims
  4. Omeprazole179 claims
  5. Alprazolam166 claims
  6. Tramadol Hcl160 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,153.46

69 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk 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. Veronica Hardman$1,153.46
  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 2 group practices

  1. Cora Health Services IncOcala, FL
  2. Ocala Health Primary Care LLCOcala, FL

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

Veronica Hardman among 22,340 family nurse practitioner records in Florida

Veronica Hardman is one of 22,340 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Florida. 69% 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 29% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 29% of these records are older, 66% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 48% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2020 among the 10,790 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 34% 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 Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

324 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Ocala

They are 324 of the 4,935 NPPES records with a practice address in Ocala, and 22,340 family nurse practitioner records in Florida.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Herma Baker, APRNOcala, FL 344711770568339
  2. Allison Brewer-Reed, ARNPOcala, FL 344711427038983
  3. Laurel Bryant, FNP-COcala, FL 344711144242694
  4. Debra Cherry-Lederman, ARNPOcala, FL 344711912942186
  5. Debora Donahue, APRNOcala, FL 344711184606709
  6. Myra Downing-Sherman, ARNPOcala, FL 344711497797344
  7. Linda Gitchell, ARNPOcala, FL 344711730169301
  8. Cherry Horton, NPOcala, FL 344711700853389

Common questions

What is Veronica Hardman's NPI number?

Veronica Hardman's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629580683, issued on Oct 31, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Veronica Hardman located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1800 SE 17TH St Ste 100, Ocala, FL, 34471. Phone: (352) 351-4999. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Veronica Hardman's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ARNP9296893, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Veronica Hardman prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Veronica Hardman had 5,984 Medicare Part D claims for 362 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Veronica Hardman's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.