Heather Renee Branch, FNP
NPI 1144732983ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner, Family· Waco, TX
Nurse Practitioner, Family (FNP) with Providence Health Alliance, practicing in Waco, Texas. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $230,438 for 3,560 claims, against $19,013 paid for services in 2024. Amgen Inc. was the largest of 15 companies reporting payments in 2025, $579.22 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Ascension Providence as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1144732983 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | FNP |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Nov 2, 2017 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Nov 2, 2017 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner, Family Primary | 363LF0000X | AP135150 | TX |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner (TX) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 128 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 497 across 42 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $19,013 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 3,560 · 6,494 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 302 |
| Total drug cost | $230,438 |
| Generic share | 91% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical group
- Providence Health AllianceWaco, TX · 118 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Ascension ProvidenceWaco, TX
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$579.22 · 33 payments from 15 companies
- 2024$722.48 · 31 payments from 12 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Amgen Inc. | $78.18 | 4 |
| Pfizer Inc. | $73.74 | 4 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $70.19 | 4 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $64.66 | 4 |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $52.50 | 3 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$579.22 · 33 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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