Heather Poppell, APRN
NPI 1184281057ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner, Family· Ocala, FL
Nurse Practitioner, Family (APRN) with Ocala Infectious Disease and Wound Center, Inc, practicing in Ocala, Florida. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $1,165,206 for 981 claims, against $4,676 paid for services in 2024. Averitas Pharma Inc. was the largest of 24 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,943 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Adventhealth Ocala and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1184281057 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | APRN |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 24, 2019 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Aug 26, 2020 |
| Certified by provider | Aug 26, 2020 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner, Family Primary | 363LF0000X | 11002538 | FL |
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 (FL) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 42 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 60 across 5 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $4,676 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 981 · 1,115 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 233 |
| Total drug cost | $1,165,206 |
| Generic share | 67% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical group
- Ocala Infectious Disease and Wound Center, IncOcala, FL · 6 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Adventhealth OcalaOcala, FL
- Marion Communtiy HospitalOcala, FL
Other facilities
- Accomplished Home Care of OcalaHome health agency · Ocala, FL
- Angels Care Home HealthHome health agency · Clermont, FL
- Brooks Rehabilitation Home HealthHome health agency · Palatka, FL
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,943 · 80 payments from 24 companies
- 2024$1,942 · 71 payments from 17 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Averitas Pharma Inc. | $247.79 | 6 |
| Insmed, Inc. | $232.74 | 12 |
| Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. | $206.48 | 8 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $190.15 | 8 |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | $167.89 | 7 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,932 · 79 payments
- Education$10.85 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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