Tamara S. Klepper, CRNP
NPI 1699724567ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner· Valley, AL
Nurse Practitioner (CRNP) with Baptist Health Centers LLC and 1 other group, practicing in Valley, Alabama. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $429,092 for 2,846 claims, against $42,221 paid for services in 2024. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation was the largest of 8 companies reporting payments in 2025, $323.21 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital and 3 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1699724567 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | CRNP |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 9, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Aug 16, 2021 |
| Certified by provider | Aug 16, 2021 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner Primary | 363L00000X | 1059356 | AL |
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 (AL) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 516 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 1,767 across 13 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $42,221 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 2,846 · 5,565 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 616 |
| Total drug cost | $429,092 |
| Generic share | 80% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical groups
- Baptist Health Centers LLCBirmingham, AL · 198 clinicians
- East Alabama Heart and Vascular, LLCOpelika, AL · 29 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Baptist Health Brookwood HospitalBirmingham, AL
- Coosa Valley Medical CenterSylacauga, AL
- Lakeland Community HospitalHaleyville, AL
- The East Alabama Healthcare AuthorityOpelika, AL
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$323.21 · 11 payments from 8 companies
- 2024$383.12 · 15 payments from 9 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $141.02 | 2 |
| Amgen Inc. | $61.09 | 2 |
| United Therapeutics Corporation | $42.24 | 2 |
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | $18.15 | 1 |
| Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | $17.22 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$323.21 · 11 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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