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Deborah Lynn Howard-Patton, APRN

NPI 1497783948ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner· Bradenton, FL

Nurse Practitioner (APRN) with Orlando Family Physicians LLC, practicing in Bradenton, Florida. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $456,337 for 6,025 claims, against $68,639 paid for services in 2024. Novo Nordisk Inc was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $124.48 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists HCA Florida Blake Hospital and 4 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.

Overview

NPI1497783948
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialAPRN
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedJun 30, 2006
Last updated in NPPESMay 16, 2024
Certified by providerMay 16, 2024

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Nurse Practitioner Primary363L00000XAPRN2137372FL

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner (FL)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients378
Services billed1,046 across 30 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$68,639

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)6,025 · 15,109 30-day fills
Patients834
Total drug cost$456,337
Generic share87% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Graduation year1994
Medicare specialtyNurse Practitioner
TelehealthOffers telehealth

Medical group

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$124.48 · 6 payments from 3 companies
  • 2024$248.38 · 11 payments from 8 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Novo Nordisk Inc$60.063
Exact Sciences Corporation$44.162
Lilly USA, LLC$20.261

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$124.48 · 6 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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