Heather Elise Combs, FNP-C
NPI 1093297210ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner, Family· Centre, AL
Nurse Practitioner, Family (FNP-C) with Essential Healthcare LLC, practicing in Centre, Alabama. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $130,069 for 1,221 claims, against $1,916 paid for services in 2024. Medtronic, Inc. was the largest of 18 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,749 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1093297210 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | FNP-C |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Sep 4, 2018 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Feb 8, 2024 |
| Certified by provider | Feb 7, 2024 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner, Family Primary | 363LF0000X | 1137077 | AL |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner (AL) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 43 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 106 across 18 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $1,916 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 1,221 · 2,136 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 243 |
| Total drug cost | $130,069 |
| Generic share | 88% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical group
- Essential Healthcare LLCCentre, AL · 5 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Atrium Health Floyd Medical CenterRome, GA
- Floyd Cherokee Medical CenterCentre, AL
Other facilities
- Amedisys Home Health of AnnistonHome health agency · Anniston, AL
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,749 · 74 payments from 18 companies
- 2024$2,044 · 85 payments from 24 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. | $549.84 | 1 |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $238.18 | 16 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $237.14 | 15 |
| Glaxosmithkline, LLC. | $141.53 | 11 |
| Amgen Inc. | $80.73 | 5 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,199 · 73 payments
- Travel and Lodging$549.84 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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