Shawnda R Pointer , FNP
Nurse Practitioner โข Arlington, TX
800 W Arbrook Blvd
Arlington, TX 760154327
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Shawnda Pointer is listed in NPPES under Nurse Practitioner.
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NPI assigned on June 18, 2017; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 1,016 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99214 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 857 service units.
- 80307 โ Testing for presence of drug, by chemistry analyzers: 67 service units.
- G0483 โ Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/ms: 64 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPTยฎ only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 4 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 1,492 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Gabapentin โ 258 prescription fills, including refills.
- Tramadol Hcl โ 233 prescription fills, including refills.
- Tizanidine Hcl โ 188 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 15 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Arlington, TX (2024, 19 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 274. Middle half: 130 to 999.
More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Texas (2024, 1,852 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 219. Middle half: 83 to 548.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 934 in 2020 to 1,016 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
800 W Arbrook Blvd
Arlington, TX 760154327
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Nurse Practitioner: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
231 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $114,815 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.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
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 $89,366 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
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
1,875 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
$30,185 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
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: $1,230.44 across 27 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $841.96 across 24 records.
- Travel and Lodging: $343.48 across 2 records.
- Education: $45.00 across 1 record.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 12)
- Medtronic, Inc.: $683.46 across 8 records.
- Boston Scientific Corporation: $150.00 across 1 record.
- Averitas Pharma Inc.: $120.50 across 4 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.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
NPI first issued
2017
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.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
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, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
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.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Shawnda Pointer 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.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Shawnda Pointer 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.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
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.
Compared with the same specialty in Arlington and Texas
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Arlington, TX (2024, 19 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 274. Middle half: 130 to 999.
More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Texas (2024, 1,852 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 219. Middle half: 83 to 548.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Arlington, TX (2024, 19 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $27,259. Middle half: $13,227 to $59,249.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Texas (2024, 1,852 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $17,068. Middle half: $6,758 to $39,305.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Arlington, TX (2024, 19 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $18,511. Middle half: $10,307 to $50,135.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Texas (2024, 1,852 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $12,638. Middle half: $4,849 to $28,908.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Arlington, TX (2024, 18 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 435. Middle half: 177 to 1,005.
More Part D prescriptions than 80% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Texas (2024, 2,095 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 274. Middle half: 77 to 1,097.
Part D drug cost
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Arlington, TX (2024, 18 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $15,686. Middle half: $2,247 to $45,498.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Texas (2024, 2,095 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $12,936. Middle half: $998 to $118,416.
47 active clinicians are listed under Nurse Practitioner with a practice address in Arlington, TX (4,835 in Texas).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Arlington
6.4% of these 47 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
36.2% of these 47 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services stayed about the same: 934 in 2020 and 1,016 in 2024.
- 2020: 934
- 2021: 993
- 2022: 1,052
- 2023: 815
- 2024: 1,016
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 39% from $82,668 in 2020 to $114,815 in 2024.
- 2020: $82,668
- 2021: $103,440
- 2022: $109,308
- 2023: $86,374
- 2024: $114,815
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 50% from $59,601 in 2020 to $89,366 in 2024.
- 2020: $59,601
- 2021: $78,955
- 2022: $82,057
- 2023: $63,342
- 2024: $89,366
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 51% from 987 in 2020 to 1,492 in 2024.
- 2020: 987
- 2021: 1,206
- 2022: 1,290
- 2023: 1,187
- 2024: 1,492
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 63% from 1,147 in 2020 to 1,875 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,147
- 2021: 1,417
- 2022: 1,617
- 2023: 1,502
- 2024: 1,875
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 39% from $21,648 in 2020 to $30,185 in 2024.
- 2020: $21,648
- 2021: $22,458
- 2022: $29,895
- 2023: $31,191
- 2024: $30,185
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $359.39 in 2021 to $1,230.44 in 2025.
- 2021: $359.39
- 2022: $232.65
- 2023: $1,077.44
- 2024: $528.71
- 2025: $1,230.44
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
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): 27 records totaling $1,230.44.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Medtronic, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM | General | $298.00 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Intracept | General | $150.00 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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SYNCHROMEDII | General | $126.00 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM | General | $78.48 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM | General | $59.54 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM | General | $45.48 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Education
In-kind items and services
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SYNCHROMEDII | General | $45.00 |
| Averitas Pharma Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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QUTENZA | General | $37.98 |
| Averitas Pharma Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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QUTENZA | General | $32.16 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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RELISTOR | General | $29.25 |
| Averitas Pharma Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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QUTENZA | General | $26.72 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Belbuca | General | $24.50 |
| Averitas Pharma Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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QUTENZA | General | $23.64 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM | General | $23.39 |
| BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Prospera | General | $21.63 |
| Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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HORIZANT | General | $20.85 |
| VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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JOURNAVX | General | $20.84 |
| Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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HORIZANT | General | $20.39 |
| Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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HORIZANT | General | $19.86 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ETERNA | General | $18.40 |
| Tonix Medicines, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TONMYA | General | $18.37 |
| SI-BONE, INC. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $17.78 |
| VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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JOURNAVX | General | $17.53 |
| Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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HORIZANT | General | $17.50 |
| Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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HORIZANT | General | $14.87 |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPTยฎ is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2016โ2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service data, 2017โ2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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857 | 214 | $281.36 | $107.01 |
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80307
Testing for presence of drug, by chemistry analyzers
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67 | 63 | $140.00 | $58.30 |
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G0483
Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/ms
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64 | 61 | $556.00 | $238.55 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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28 | 28 | $377.29 | $140.50 |
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.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 258 | 13,034 | $4,771.34 | 72 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 233 | 6,267 | $2,083.17 | 61 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | Tizanidine Hcl | 188 | 7,120 | $1,717.63 | 46 |
| Pregabalin | Pregabalin | 162 | 6,080 | $3,406.32 | 41 |
| Methocarbamol | Methocarbamol | 147 | 4,470 | $1,557.60 | 41 |
| Acetaminophen-Codeine | Acetaminophen With Codeine | 123 | 2,642 | $1,748.94 | 38 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 115 | 3,324 | $1,574.30 | 23 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 94 | 4,020 | $1,651.66 | 21 |
| Lidocaine | Lidocaine | 39 | 1,270 | $5,613.92 | 13 |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | Amitriptyline Hcl | 36 | 1,110 | $425.80 | โ |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 35 | 2,010 | $163.29 | 13 |
| Buprenorphine | Buprenorphine | 21 | 588 | $4,845.62 | โ |
| Baclofen | Baclofen | 17 | 545 | $139.89 | โ |
| Etodolac | Etodolac | 12 | 390 | $415.97 | โ |
| Temazepam | Temazepam | 12 | 360 | $69.28 | โ |
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: 2024-10-04NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363L00000X
(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.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - NURSE PRACTITIONER
I20170707001496
TX
3274802202
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Nurse Practitioner
Family Nurse Practitioner
Pain Medicine - Interventional Pain Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner
Family Nurse Practitioner (Certified)
Nurse Practitioner
Family Nurse Practitioner (Certified)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 800 W ARBROOK BLVD, ARLINGTON, TX 760154327 (Tel: 8174684343)
Registered at 800 W ARBROOK BLVD STE 205, ARLINGTON, TX 760154327 (Tel: 8174684343)
Nurse Practitioner (license number reported to NPPES: TX AP132544)
Registered at 6606 LBJ FWY STE 200, DALLAS, TX 75240 (Tel: 9727155000)
Registered at PO BOX 840853, DALLAS, TX 752840853 (Tel: 9727155000)
Nurse Practitioner (license number reported to NPPES: TX AP132544)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 800 W ARBROOK BLVD, ARLINGTON, TX 760154327 (Tel: 8174684343)
Registered at 6606 LYNDON B JOHNSON FWY STE 200, DALLAS, TX 752406524 (Tel: (972) 715-5000)
Recorded as SHAWNDA POINTER, FNP
Nurse Practitioner (license number reported to NPPES: TX AP132544)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Nurse Practitioners in Arlington
- Derek Harpole, NP-C
- Margaret Alloy, WHNP
- Kumud Chawla, FNP-C
- Natasha Jones, NP
- Brenda Piganelli, NP
- Babita Khatri, FNP
Mailing Address
800 W Arbrook Blvd Ste 205
Arlington, TX 760154327
Phone: 8174684343