Christelle Marie Hernandez, FNP
NPI 1497101356ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner, Family· Houston, TX
Nurse Practitioner, Family (FNP) with Ut Physicians, practicing in Houston, Texas. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $461,397 for 1,720 claims, against $13,314 paid for services in 2024. Beta Bionics, Inc. was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $429.71 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Harris Health as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1497101356 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | FNP |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 10, 2016 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jan 3, 2024 |
| Certified by provider | Jan 3, 2024 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner, Family Primary | 363LF0000X | AP130560 | TX |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 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 | 45 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 349 across 10 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $13,314 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 1,720 · 3,603 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 370 |
| Total drug cost | $461,397 |
| Generic share | 64% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical group
- Ut PhysiciansHouston, TX · 1,765 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Harris HealthHouston, TX
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$429.71 · 11 payments from 2 companies
- 2024$97.64 · 4 payments from 2 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Beta Bionics, Inc. | $339.70 | 6 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $90.01 | 5 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$429.71 · 11 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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