Heather Silcox Porter, APRN
NPI 1245015718ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner, Family· Knoxville, TN
Nurse Practitioner, Family (APRN) with Interventional Pain Consultants and 1 other group, practicing in Knoxville, Tennessee. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $357,183 for 4,113 claims, against $40,246 paid for services in 2024. Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. was the largest of 9 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,234 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1245015718 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | APRN |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Aug 31, 2023 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Oct 28, 2024 |
| Certified by provider | Oct 28, 2024 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner, Family Primary | 363LF0000X | 34746 | TN |
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 (TN) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 163 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 915 across 13 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $40,246 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 4,113 · 4,398 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 602 |
| Total drug cost | $357,183 |
| Generic share | 88% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical groups
- Interventional Pain ConsultantsKnoxville, TN · 16 clinicians
- Omega Pain Management, PCKnoxville, TN · 3 clinicians
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,234 · 60 payments from 9 companies
- 2024$1,067 · 49 payments from 11 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $399.59 | 19 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $247.96 | 8 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $226.26 | 18 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | $129.91 | 2 |
| Pfizer Inc. | $107.92 | 7 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,234 · 60 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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