Bettina Eckard
NPI 1770717266ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner· Hickory, NC
Nurse Practitioner with Piedmont Nephrology and Hypertension Associates PA, practicing in Hickory, North Carolina. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $556,095 for 878 claims, against $9,743 paid for services in 2024. Vantive US Healthcare LLC was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $83.86 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Atrium Health Lincoln and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1770717266 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 12, 2009 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Aug 13, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Aug 13, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner Primary | 363L00000X | 5004363 | 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 | 30 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 55 across 6 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $9,743 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 878 · 1,444 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 169 |
| Total drug cost | $556,095 |
| Generic share | 75% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical group
- Piedmont Nephrology and Hypertension Associates PAHickory, NC · 8 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Atrium Health LincolnLincolnton, NC
- Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, IncMorganton, NC
- Catawba Valley Medical CenterHickory, NC
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$83.86 · 2 payments from 2 companies
- 2024$78.36 · 2 payments from 2 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Vantive US Healthcare LLC | $63.07 | 1 |
| Amgen Inc. | $20.79 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$83.86 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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