Natalie Speagle Abernathy, FNP-C
NPI 1477128486ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner, Family· Connelly Springs, NC
Nurse Practitioner, Family (FNP-C) with Blue Ridge Healthcare Medical Group Inc, practicing in Connelly Springs, North Carolina. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $616,429 for 8,127 claims, against $25,358 paid for services in 2024. Exact Sciences Corporation was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $255.82 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, Inc as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1477128486 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | FNP-C |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 21, 2021 |
| Last updated in NPPES | May 23, 2024 |
| Certified by provider | May 23, 2024 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner, Family Primary | 363LF0000X | 5014408 | NC |
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 (NC) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 134 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 499 across 37 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $25,358 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 8,127 · 17,571 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 580 |
| Total drug cost | $616,429 |
| Generic share | 88% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical group
- Blue Ridge Healthcare Medical Group IncMarion, NC · 228 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, IncMorganton, NC
Other facilities
- Atrium Health at Home Blue RidgeHome health agency · Morganton, NC
- Centerwell Home HealthHome health agency · Hickory, NC
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$255.82 · 3 payments from 2 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Exact Sciences Corporation | $205.94 | 2 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $49.88 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$255.82 · 3 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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