Raymond L. Halstead JR., ARNP
Nurse Practitioners (Family Nurse Practitioner)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 8
- In the NPI registry since
- 2018
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 185
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
- 2018Registered 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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Family Nurse Practitioner primary
FL license 9328166
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola, FL
- Baptist Hospital Pensacola, FL
- HCA Florida West Hospital Pensacola, FL
Medical groups
- Emerald Coast Infectious Diseases Medical Group, P.a. (36 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
- 185
- Services billed
- 74,369
- Patients’ average age
- 75
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 367 | 171 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 124 | 121 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | 19 | 15 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Vancomycin Hcl | 61 |
| Cefepime Hcl | 53 |
| Piperacillin-Tazobactam (piperacillin sodium/tazobactam) | 47 |
| Ceftriaxone (ceftriaxone sodium) Other prescribers in Pensacola, FL | 37 |
| Sodium Chloride (0.9 % sodium chloride) Other prescribers in Pensacola, FL | 33 |
| Meropenem | 32 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate Other prescribers in Pensacola, FL | 32 |
| Daptomycin | 28 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass (amoxicillin/potassium clav) Other prescribers in Pensacola, FL | 16 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim (sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim) Other prescribers in Pensacola, FL | 16 |
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, 11 companies reported 46 payments worth $3,662 in total to this clinician.
| AbbVie Inc. | $2,801 |
|---|---|
| Insmed, Inc. | $395 |
| Viiv Healthcare Company | $185 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $120 |
| Mimedx Group, Inc. | $44.55 |
| La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company | $21.19 |
| Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. | $20.44 |
| Cormedix Inc. | $20.17 |
| Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty) | $1,750 |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,036 |
| Travel and Lodging | $876 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVie Inc. Apr 7, 2025 | Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty) DALVANCE · ANTI-INFECTIVE | $1,750 |
| AbbVie Inc. Mar 18, 2025 | Travel and Lodging DALVANCE · ANTI-INFECTIVE · travel to GREENVILLE, SC · in-kind | $450 |
| AbbVie Inc. Mar 18, 2025 | Travel and Lodging DALVANCE · ANTI-INFECTIVE · travel to GREENVILLE, SC · in-kind | $314 |
| AbbVie Inc. Mar 19, 2025 | Travel and Lodging DALVANCE · ANTI-INFECTIVE · travel to GREENVILLE, SC · in-kind | $111 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
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.