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Cassandra Lynn Hovanec , APRN-CNP

Nurse Practitioner β€’ Columbus, OH

Active NPI 1518747005 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner Accepts Medicare assignment
Practice location in NPPES

1670 Upham Dr Fl 3
Columbus, OH 432101250

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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

1670 Upham Dr Fl 3

Columbus, OH 432101250

Telephone 6142939600
Fax 6143661215
Organization at the Same NPPES Address or Phone
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Facility NPI 1023364486

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

CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Osu Psychiatry Llc. 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

2022

Industry payments (Open Payments)

No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2021–2025.

Guide: How to read an Open Payments record

Years since graduation

4 years (graduated 2022)

CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2022 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

2023

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, β€œDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”

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)

Cassandra Hovanec 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 Cassandra Hovanec 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 Ohio

633 active clinicians are listed under Nurse Practitioner with a practice address in Columbus, OH (4,257 in Ohio).

Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.

Telehealth indicator in Columbus

18.8% of these 633 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.

66.2% of these 633 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.

Sources: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.

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Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES

Self-certified to NPPES: 2026-04-30
Nurse Practitioner Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363L00000X

License # reported to NPPES OH APRN.CNP.0032510

(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 - Psychiatric/Mental Health

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363LP0808X

License # reported to NPPES OH APRN.CNP.0032510
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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

I20231204000864

Enrollment State Jurisdiction

OH

PECOS Control ID

1759739634

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

Osu Psychiatry Llc

1670 Upham Dr, Columbus, OH 432101250

Phone: 6142939600

Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone

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

30 listed
Megan Ackley , APRN-CNP

Nurse Practitioner

NPI 1093199481

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse - Certified Nurse Practitioner

Dr. Rita Aouad , MD

Psychiatry & Neurology - Psychiatry

NPI 1164777926

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Jessica Belser , APRNCNP

Nurse Practitioner - Psychiatric/Mental Health

NPI 1003248428

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse - Certified Nurse Practitioner

NPI 1053741074

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Dr. Katherine Brownlowe , MD

Psychiatry & Neurology - Psychiatry

NPI 1083789374

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

NPI 1225136583

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

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, 2023

Registered at 1670 UPHAM DR FL 3, COLUMBUS, OH 432101250 (Tel: 6142939600)

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Updated Business Mailing Address November 20, 2023

Registered at 700 ACKERMAN RD STE 2120, COLUMBUS, OH 432021559 (Tel: 6143669232)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated November 20, 2023

Recorded as CASSANDRA HOVANEC, APRN-CNP

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NPI Profile Active October 02, 2023

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Practice Location (Initial Record) October 02, 2023

Registered at 181 TAYLOR AVE, COLUMBUS, OH 432031779 (Tel: 8002935123)

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Business Mailing Address (Initial Record) October 02, 2023

Registered at 8281 CELIANNA DR, STRONGSVILLE, OH 441491024 (Tel: 4409151751)

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Provider Name / Credentials (Initial Record) October 02, 2023

Recorded as CASSANDRA HOVANEC

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) October 02, 2023

Nurse Practitioner (license number reported to NPPES: OH APRN.CNP.0032510)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration October 02, 2023

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1518747005
Entity Type:
Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)
Enumeration Date: October 02, 2023
Last Update: April 30, 2026
Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

700 Ackerman Rd Ste 2120

Columbus, OH 432021559

Phone: 6142939600

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.