April Helton Phares, FNP-BC
NPI 1508410754ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner, Family· Taylorsville, NC
Nurse Practitioner, Family (FNP-BC) with Gaston Family Health Services Inc, practicing in Taylorsville, North Carolina. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $1,374,662 for 4,500 claims, against $402.21 paid for services in 2024. Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP was the largest of 34 companies reporting payments in 2025, $4,129 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Catawba Valley Medical Center as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1508410754 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | FNP-BC |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jul 26, 2019 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Nov 12, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Nov 12, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner, Family Primary | 363LF0000X | 5012022 | 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 | 14 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 25 across 16 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $402.21 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 4,500 · 8,778 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 468 |
| Total drug cost | $1,374,662 |
| Generic share | 79% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical group
- Gaston Family Health Services IncKings Mountain, NC · 98 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Catawba Valley Medical CenterHickory, NC
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$4,129 · 232 payments from 34 companies
- 2024$3,233 · 199 payments from 34 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $505.88 | 20 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | $409.97 | 19 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $405.73 | 22 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $387.72 | 30 |
| Amgen Inc. | $327.20 | 29 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$4,122 · 231 payments
- Education$7.35 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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