Lora Richardson Wheeler, NP-C
NPI 1952651655ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner, Family· Chattanooga, TN
Nurse Practitioner, Family (NP-C) with Centennial Heart LLC, practicing in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $1,083,038 for 3,646 claims, against $45,023 paid for services in 2024. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation was the largest of 20 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,658 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Parkridge Medical Center as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1952651655 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | NP-C |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Sep 11, 2012 |
| Last updated in NPPES | May 21, 2026 |
| Certified by provider | May 21, 2026 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner, Family Primary | 363LF0000X | 0000016852 | TN |
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 (TN) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 386 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 1,297 across 13 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $45,023 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 3,646 · 6,905 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 565 |
| Total drug cost | $1,083,038 |
| Generic share | 65% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical group
- Centennial Heart LLCGallatin, TN · 115 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Parkridge Medical CenterChattanooga, TN
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,658 · 101 payments from 20 companies
- 2024$2,915 · 99 payments from 19 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $273.70 | 17 |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $216.99 | 17 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $169.17 | 8 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $149.00 | 11 |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $144.69 | 11 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,658 · 101 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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