Kathryn Foryst Suess, FNP
NPI 1427733658ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care· Phoenix, AZ
Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care (FNP) with Healthy Life Corporation, practicing in Phoenix, Arizona. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $178,596 for 1,418 claims, against $10,038 paid for services in 2024. Novo Nordisk Inc was the largest of 14 companies reporting payments in 2025, $729.24 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists St Josephs Hospital and Medical Center as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1427733658 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | FNP |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jun 15, 2023 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jun 15, 2023 |
| Certified by provider | Jun 15, 2023 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care Primary | 363LP2300X | 293502 | AZ |
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 (AZ) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 49 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 295 across 27 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $10,038 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 1,418 · 2,983 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 245 |
| Total drug cost | $178,596 |
| Generic share | 84% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical group
- Healthy Life CorporationPhoenix, AZ · 9 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- St Josephs Hospital and Medical CenterPhoenix, AZ
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$729.24 · 36 payments from 14 companies
- 2024$825.24 · 36 payments from 14 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $162.45 | 4 |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $87.21 | 4 |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $74.61 | 5 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $65.34 | 4 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $60.46 | 4 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$729.24 · 36 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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