CHAMPVA Nurse Practitioners

What a nurse practitioner does

A nurse practitioner is an advanced-practice clinician who diagnoses illness, orders and interprets tests, manages chronic conditions, and prescribes medication. NPs run primary care clinics, urgent care centers, and specialty practices.

What CHAMPVA covers for nurse practitioners

Care delivered by a nurse practitioner is covered outpatient care under CHAMPVA: the $50 yearly deductible, then 25 percent of the allowable amount. Nurse practitioners are the single largest specialty in the statewide counts below, and NPs who bill Medicare can bill CHAMPVA without any enrollment step.

Find nurse practitioners who can bill CHAMPVA, by state

Pick your state. The search opens with the Nurse practitioners filter already selected and shows real practice locations from the federal NPPES registry, with street addresses and local phone numbers. Then call with the 20-second script to confirm CHAMPVA.

Nurse Practitioners who accept Medicare assignment, by state

Clinicians who accept Medicare assignment can bill CHAMPVA, so these counts from the federal CMS Doctors and Clinicians registry (updated 2026-09-07) show how deep the bench is in each state. National total: 521,748.

Related guides

• How to Find a CHAMPVA Provider Near You
• Meds by Mail: The Free CHAMPVA Pharmacy Benefit

All specialties

Sources

• CHAMPVA care: what is covered and what it costs (VA.gov)
• Getting care through CHAMPVA: network, referrals, and preauthorization (VA.gov)
• CHAMPVA provider fact sheet, VA IB-10-1587 (PDF)
• 38 CFR 17.272, CHAMPVA benefit limitations and exclusions (eCFR)

General information, not medical or insurance advice. Coverage rules are set by the VA and federal regulation and can change; confirm with CHAMPVA at 800-733-8387 before treatment.