Heather Baum
Nurse Practitioners (Nurse Practitioner)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 9
- In the NPI registry since
- 2017
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 54
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2017Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Nurse Practitioner primary
PA license SP017907 -
Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse
PA license RN587997
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Reading Hospital West Reading, PA
Medical groups
- Reading Hospital (186 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 54
- Services billed
- 87
- Patients’ average age
- 66
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 59 | 47 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 16 | 16 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 11 | 11 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Ozempic (semaglutide) Other prescribers in West Reading, PA | 96 |
| Topiramate Other prescribers in West Reading, PA | 78 |
| Trulicity (dulaglutide) Other prescribers in West Reading, PA | 73 |
| Metformin Hcl Er (metformin hcl) Other prescribers in West Reading, PA | 56 |
| Mounjaro (tirzepatide) Other prescribers in West Reading, PA | 50 |
| Omeprazole Other prescribers in West Reading, PA | 38 |
| Metformin Hcl Other prescribers in West Reading, PA | 34 |
| Wegovy (semaglutide) Other prescribers in West Reading, PA | 20 |
| Bupropion Xl (bupropion hcl) Other prescribers in West Reading, PA | 14 |
| Naltrexone Hcl Other prescribers in West Reading, PA | 11 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 4 companies reported 6 payments worth $502 in total to this clinician.
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | $195 |
|---|---|
| Madrigal Pharmaceuticals | $150 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $110 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $47.30 |
| Food and Beverage | $502 |
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From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.