Amber Lauren Wachtarz, DNP
NPI 1689256190ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner, Gerontology· Bloomfield, CT
Nurse Practitioner, Gerontology (DNP) with Hartford Healthcare Medical Group Specialists PLLC, practicing in Bloomfield, Connecticut. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $1,063,204 for 3,548 claims, against $26,404 paid for services in 2024. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation was the largest of 8 companies reporting payments in 2025, $701.32 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Hartford Hospital as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1689256190 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | DNP |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Apr 23, 2021 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jul 6, 2021 |
| Certified by provider | Jul 6, 2021 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner, Gerontology Primary | 363LG0600X | 9733 | CT |
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 (CA); Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner (CT) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 132 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 1,949 across 10 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $26,404 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 3,548 · 9,698 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 743 |
| Total drug cost | $1,063,204 |
| Generic share | 77% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical group
- Hartford Healthcare Medical Group Specialists PLLCBridgeport, CT · 1,588 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Hartford HospitalHartford, CT
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$701.32 · 33 payments from 8 companies
- 2024$1,750 · 29 payments from 10 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $250.85 | 9 |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $145.91 | 11 |
| Pfizer Inc. | $121.69 | 5 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $73.53 | 3 |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $39.87 | 2 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$701.32 · 33 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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