Nurse Practitioner in Chugiak, AK Accepting Medicare

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Zulene O. Simmons, ANP
Nurse Practitioner - Women's Health
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 20905 Eastside Drive #1, Chugiak, AK 99567
Phone: 907-688-0901    Fax: 907-688-0830
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Andrea Lewis, APRN- FNP
Nurse Practitioner
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 21249 Old Glenn Highway (mobile Practice), Chugiak, AK 99567
Phone: 907-854-6877    
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Deborah Joyce Forcht, ANP
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 22525 Ursa Major Circle, Chugiak, AK 99567
Phone: 907-351-4945    Fax: 907-729-2746

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Popular Specializations in Chugiak, AK:

Registered Nurse
Physician Assistant
Nurse Practitioner
Licensed Practical Nurse


Nurse Practitioner: (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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