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Michelle Kelly Ernest , FNP-BC

Nurse Practitioner โ€ข Columbus, GA

Active NPI 1609218205 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner Accepts Medicare assignment
Practice location in NPPES

6262 Veterans Pkwy
Columbus, GA 319093540

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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

6262 Veterans Pkwy

Columbus, GA 319093540

Telephone 7063246661
Organization at the Same NPPES Address or Phone
Hughston Clinic, P.c. Facility NPI 1164461190

Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.

Other Listings in Public Data

NPPES lists 2 distinct additional practice-address records in Columbus, GA; Dothan, AL. See the list

Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.

CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Horizons Diagnostics, L.L.C.. See the list

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.

Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.

Medicare Profile & Education

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File

Graduation Year

2013

Medicare patients

269 people with Original Medicare in 2024

Different Original Medicare patients in 2024; counts below 11 are hidden; this does not show availability or quality.

Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ€“ by Provider, 2024.

Medicare-allowed amount

About $70,737 in 2024

The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.

What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount

This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.

Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ€“ by Provider and Service, 2024.

Paid by Medicare

About $54,524 in 2024

The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.

What this does not show: Paid by Medicare

This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.

Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ€“ by Provider and Service, 2024.

30-day fills

2,010 standardized 30-day fills in 2024

CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.

What this does not show: 30-day fills

It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.

Part D drug cost

$27,048 in 2024

The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.

What this does not show: Part D drug cost

A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.

Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ€“ by Provider and Drug, 2024.

Open Payments general payments, program year 2025

All general payments: $807.51 across 33 records.

By nature of payment

  • Food and Beverage: $807.51 across 33 records.

Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 14)

  • Novo Nordisk Inc: $373.03 across 14 records.
  • ABBVIE INC.: $108.44 across 2 records.
  • Ardelyx, Inc.: $50.00 across 3 records.

A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.

See the full table

Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).

Guide: How to read an Open Payments record

Years since graduation

13 years (graduated 2013)

CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2013 as the year this clinician finished professional school.

What this does not show: Years since graduation

It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.

NPI first issued

2013

The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.

What this does not show: NPI first issued

NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.

Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.

Accepts Medicare assignment

CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.

Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โ€œDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ€

Guide: What Medicare assignment means

No telehealth indicator

CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.

Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.

Guide: How Medicare covers telehealth

Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)

Michelle Ernest has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.

It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.

Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.

Guide: What Medicare enrollment (PECOS) means

Can order Medicare-covered services

CMS lists Michelle Ernest as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.

What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services

It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.

Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.

Guide: What ordering and referring status means

Compared with the same specialty in Columbus and Georgia

Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.

Medicare Part B services

More Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Columbus, GA (2024, 23 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 219. Middle half: 73 to 520.

More Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Georgia (2024, 1,262 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 237. Middle half: 83 to 600.

Medicare-allowed amount

A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Columbus, GA (2024, 23 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $16,617. Middle half: $6,008 to $36,224.

A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Georgia (2024, 1,262 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $17,131. Middle half: $6,757 to $37,268.

Paid by Medicare

A higher Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Columbus, GA (2024, 23 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $12,666. Middle half: $4,313 to $27,583.

A higher Medicare payment amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Georgia (2024, 1,262 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $12,801. Middle half: $5,094 to $27,820.

Medicare Part D prescriptions

More Part D prescriptions than 65% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Columbus, GA (2024, 32 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 341. Middle half: 118 to 1,175.

More Part D prescriptions than 65% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Georgia (2024, 1,337 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 379. Middle half: 102 to 1,362.

Part D drug cost

Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Columbus, GA (2024, 32 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $18,844. Middle half: $1,162 to $109,065.

Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Georgia (2024, 1,337 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $21,407. Middle half: $1,326 to $171,715.

82 active clinicians are listed under Nurse Practitioner with a practice address in Columbus, GA (3,110 in Georgia).

Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.

Telehealth indicator in Columbus

4.9% of these 82 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.

43.9% of these 82 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.

Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.

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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures

Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments

Open Payments ยท Program Year 2025
Disclosure Year:

Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ€“ December 31, 2025): 33 records totaling $807.51.

Manufacturer Payment Nature Product Type Amount ($)
Novo Nordisk Inc
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Ozempic General $125.00
Novo Nordisk Inc
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Wegovy General $123.66
ABBVIE INC.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
QULIPTA General $94.26
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Kerendia General $33.86
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
INJECTAFER General $25.65
AtriCure, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM General $24.46
Seqirus USA Inc
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Flucelvax General $23.71
Eli Lilly and Company
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
MOUNJARO General $20.93
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
GEMTESA General $18.73
Ardelyx, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
IBSRELA General $17.87
Novo Nordisk Inc
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Ozempic General $17.62
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
AUSTEDO XR General $17.40
Medtronic, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
VENASEAL General $17.21
Exact Sciences Corporation
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
The Cologuard Plus Collection Kit General $17.17
Ardelyx, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
IBSRELA General $16.84
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
AREXVY General $16.35
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
GEMTESA General $16.13
Eli Lilly and Company
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
MOUNJARO General $15.90
Ardelyx, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
IBSRELA General $15.29
Corium, LLC
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Azstarys General $14.65
Novo Nordisk Inc
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Wegovy General $14.19
ABBVIE INC.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
UBRELVY General $14.18
Medtronic, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
VENASEAL General $13.89
Novo Nordisk Inc
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Ozempic General $13.85
Novo Nordisk Inc
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Wegovy General $12.65

(top 25 shown)

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Services billed to Original Medicare Part B in 2024.

CMS Part B ยท Data Year 2024
Reporting Year:

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HCPCS Code Services Patients Submitted Charge Medicare Allowed
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
200 126 $11.18 $8.65
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit
176 176 $316.32 $101.98
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
170 122 $233.54 $72.01
99497 Advance care planning, first 30 minutes
168 167 $256.26 $66.03
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
160 112 $341.93 $101.78
G0444 Annual depression screening, 5 to 15 minutes
153 153 $49.14 $14.56
G0442 Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes
132 132 $49.14 $14.61
71046 X-ray of chest, 2 views
101 98 $80.82 $25.67
G2211 Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's
78 70 $49.62 $13.25
81002 Urinalysis, manual test
57 46 $7.46 $3.41
93000 Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
35 34 $64.56 $11.24
99496 Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity
14 12 $728.37 $219.18

Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits

Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications

Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.

CMS Part D ยท Data Year 2024
Prescription Year:
Brand Name Generic Name Prescriptions Day Supply Total Cost Patients
Atorvastatin Calcium Atorvastatin Calcium 72 5,551 $917.11 30
Prednisone Prednisone 71 477 $703.85 60
Levothyroxine Sodium Levothyroxine Sodium 64 4,725 $717.25 22
Meloxicam Meloxicam 55 3,840 $283.82 25
Alprazolam Alprazolam 45 1,310 $108.01 22
Rosuvastatin Calcium Rosuvastatin Calcium 43 3,030 $368.70 13
Omeprazole Omeprazole 41 3,300 $640.58 18
Ciprofloxacin Hcl Ciprofloxacin Hcl 35 350 $249.93 30
Amlodipine Besylate Amlodipine Besylate 30 2,460 $150.79 16
Escitalopram Oxalate Escitalopram Oxalate 27 1,791 $311.58 โ€”
Metformin Hcl Metformin Hcl 27 1,725 $349.49 โ€”
Hydrochlorothiazide Hydrochlorothiazide 26 2,125 $120.12 12
Azithromycin Azithromycin 25 119 $92.45 24
Losartan Potassium Losartan Potassium 22 1,740 $147.69 โ€”
Tamsulosin Hcl Tamsulosin Hcl 21 1,356 $364.92 โ€”
Fluoxetine Hcl Fluoxetine Hcl 21 1,879 $72.66 11
Gabapentin Gabapentin 19 1,185 $361.91 โ€”
Zolpidem Tartrate Zolpidem Tartrate 19 570 $87.56 โ€”
Trazodone Hcl Trazodone Hcl 19 1,350 $227.77 โ€”
Glipizide Er Glipizide 19 1,005 $176.00 โ€”
Potassium Chloride Potassium Chloride 18 1,360 $378.12 โ€”
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa Albuterol Sulfate 18 769 $379.00 11
Lisinopril Lisinopril 17 1,470 $38.26 โ€”
Alendronate Sodium Alendronate Sodium 17 834 $68.59 โ€”
Synthroid Levothyroxine Sodium 17 810 $1,389.14 โ€”

(top 25 shown)

Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits

Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES

Self-certified to NPPES: 2020-11-20
Nurse Practitioner Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363L00000X

License # reported to NPPES GA RN162446

(1) A registered nurse provider with a graduate degree in nursing prepared for advanced practice involving independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgment across the health care continuum or in a certified specialty. (2) A registered nurse who has completed additional training beyond basic nursing education and who provides primary health care services in accordance with state nurse practice laws or statutes. Tasks performed by nurse practitioners vary with practice requirements mandated by geographic, political, economic, and social factors. Nurse practitioner specialists include, but are not limited to, family nurse practitioners, gerontological nurse practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, obstetric-gynecologic nurse practitioners, and school nurse practitioners.

Nurse Practitioner

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363L00000X

License # reported to NPPES AL 1-111870

(1) A registered nurse provider with a graduate degree in nursing prepared for advanced practice involving independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgment across the health care continuum or in a certified specialty. (2) A registered nurse who has completed additional training beyond basic nursing education and who provides primary health care services in accordance with state nurse practice laws or statutes. Tasks performed by nurse practitioners vary with practice requirements mandated by geographic, political, economic, and social factors. Nurse practitioner specialists include, but are not limited to, family nurse practitioners, gerontological nurse practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, obstetric-gynecologic nurse practitioners, and school nurse practitioners.

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Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility

Source: CMS PECOS
Medicare FFS Enrollment Status Medicare Enrollment on File
CMS Provider Specialty

PRACTITIONER - NURSE PRACTITIONER

Medicare Enrollment ID

I20210125002397

Enrollment State Jurisdiction

AL

PECOS Control ID

8123431145

Medicare Order & Referring Eligibility
Clinical Lab & Imaging (Part B) Eligible
Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Eligible
Home Health Agency (HHA) Eligible
Power Mobility Devices (PMD) Eligible

Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.

Medicare Group Practice Enrollments

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File

Horizons Diagnostics, L.l.c.

6600 Whittlesey Blvd, Columbus, GA 319097337

Phone: 7063219486

Secondary Practice Locations

512 N Shady Ln

Dothan, AL 363032991

Phone: 7063246661

106 Enterprise Ct, Suite C

Columbus, GA 319049227

Phone: 7063210476

Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone

Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.

40 listed
Dr. David Antekeier , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

NPI 1831154723

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Champ Baker , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery - Sports Medicine

NPI 1912128448

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Summer Baker , PT

Physical Therapist

NPI 1134145402

Physical Therapist

Dr. Derek Bass , DO

Orthopaedic Surgery

NPI 1184201584

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)

Caitlyn Beals , PA

Physician Assistant - Surgical

NPI 1205301322

Physician Assistant

Dr. Timothy Beals , DO

Orthopaedic Surgery

NPI 1437576410

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status

9 Historical Events
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Updated Practice Location November 20, 2020

Registered at 6262 VETERANS PKWY, COLUMBUS, GA 319093540 (Tel: 7063246661)

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Updated Business Mailing Address November 20, 2020

Registered at PO BOX 370, FORTSON, GA 318080370

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) November 20, 2020

Nurse Practitioner (license number reported to NPPES: AL 1-111870)

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NPI Profile Active July 24, 2013

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Practice Location (Initial Record) July 24, 2013

Registered at 106 ENTERPRISE CT, SUITE C, COLUMBUS, GA 319049227 (Tel: 7063210476)

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Business Mailing Address (Initial Record) July 24, 2013

Registered at 3934 WOODRUFF RD, COLUMBUS, GA 319046818 (Tel: 7063220304)

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Provider Name / Credentials (Initial Record) July 24, 2013

Recorded as MICHELLE ERNEST, FNP-BC

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) July 24, 2013

Nurse Practitioner (license number reported to NPPES: GA RN162446)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration July 24, 2013

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1609218205
Entity Type:
Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)
Enumeration Date: July 24, 2013
Last Update: November 20, 2020
Sole Proprietor: Yes

Other Nurse Practitioners in Columbus

All Nurse Practitioners in Columbus

Mailing Address

Po Box 370

Fortson, GA 318080370

About This Data NPPES fields (address, phone, specialty, license) are self-reported and may be outdated; Medicare fields follow the CMS dataset named in each section. Correct directly at NPPES.