Nurse Practitioners in Houston, Texas

About Nurse Practitioners: Nurse Practitioner: 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.

1334 Nurse Practitioners found in Houston

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Mrs. Sandra Ann Callejas, MS FNPC

Nurse Practitioner
1504 Taub Loop, Houston, TX - 77030
713-566-6711 713-440-1200

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Mrs. Julie Cowan Novak, DNSC, RN, MA, CPNP

Nurse Practitioner
7000 Fannin Street Suite 1620, University Of Texas Health Science, Houston, TX - 77030
713-500-3267 713-500-3263

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Neh Okafor

Nurse
6440 Hillcroft St, Ste 201a, Houston, TX - 77081
713-111-1111

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Cheryl Elaine Pfennig, APN

Nurse Practitioner
1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX - 77030
713-792-6161

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Wendy Lopez, FNP

Nurse Practitioner
902 Frostwood Dr Ste 179, Houston, TX - 77024
713-255-0400

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Carla Leyda Garza, AGNP-C

Nurse Practitioner
2502 Canal St, Houston, TX - 77003
713-224-0555

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Tanya Marie Garbett, NP-C

Nurse Practitioner
6706 Woodbend Park N, Houston, TX - 77055
630-870-2582

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Mrs. Nadia Hamdani Pruett, RN, MSN, FNP

Nurse
2450 Holcombe Blvd Ste Nb-34l, Houston, TX - 77021
832-828-1000

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Alaina Dozar, NP

Nurse Practitioner
6701 Fannin St, Houston, TX - 77030
832-824-1000

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Mrs. Stefani Hobbs, APRN, FNP

Nurse
1335 Regents Park Dr Ste 110, Houston, TX - 77058
281-464-4645

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Kathryn Lea Stalzer, MS, APRN, FNP-C

Nurse Practitioner
7200 Cambridge St Fl 6, Houston, TX - 77030
713-798-6376

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Elizabeth Michelle Sanchez

Nurse Practitioner
7877 Willow Chase Blvd, Houston, TX - 77070
832-869-4818

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John Keeland Gentle, FNP-C

Nurse
6624 Fannin St Ste 1280, Houston, TX - 77030
832-355-8089

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Mrs. Joanna Kaplan Schaffer

Nurse
16001 Park Ten Pl Ste 300, Houston, TX - 77084
713-461-2915 713-461-5307

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Efe O Ighovoyivwi, APRN

Nurse
1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX - 77030
713-792-6161

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Jessica Isabel Hernandez, FNP-C

Nurse
5656 Kelley St, Houston, TX - 77026
713-566-5100

Other Nurse Practitioners in Houston, TX: Acute Care NP585 Adult Health NP252 Community Health NP2 Critical Care Medicine NP37 Family NP2059 Gerontology NP184 Neonatal, Critical Care NP27 Neonatal NP90 Obstetrics & Gynecology NP16 Occupational Health NP2 Pediatrics, Critical Care NP37 Pediatrics NP238 Perinatal NP2 Primary Care NP90 Psych/Mental Health NP318 School NP2 Women's Health NP90

Nurse Practitioner (NPs) are also referred as an ARNP (Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner) or APRN (Advanced Practice Registered Nurse). Nurse Practitioners have more authority than registered nurses(RNs) and have similar responsibilities to that of a doctor. They can serve as a primary care or specialty care providers and typically focus their care on a specific population such as families, children, or the elderly. NPs can be specialized in various fields like Cardiology, Emergency, Family practice, Geriatrics, Neonatology, Nephrology, Oncology, Pediatrics, Primary care, Psychiatry, School health, Women's health. NPs provides a broad range of health care services, which includes:

Taking the person's history, performing a physical exam, and ordering laboratory tests and procedures.
Diagnosing, treating, and managing diseases.
Writing prescriptions and coordinating referrals.
Providing education on disease prevention and healthy lifestyles.
Performing certain procedures, such as a bone marrow biopsy or lumbar puncture.

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