Brigid Heckel, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner · Gunnison, CO
Brigid Heckel, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Gunnison, Colorado, and NPI 1891372058, issued on Mar 25, 2021. Check the license (Colorado F03210096, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brigid Heckel
- Credential
- FNP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- F03210096 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 707 N Iowa St, Gunnison, CO 81230
- Phone
- (970) 642-8413
- Enumerated
- Mar 25, 2021
- Record last updated
- Mar 24, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221221001423); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brigid Heckel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
Search for license F03210096Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
496 Medicare Part D claims for 150 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium37 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium22 claims
- Breo Ellipta14 claims
- Gabapentin14 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium14 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium13 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 38.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
One hospital affiliation
- Gunnison Valley HospitalGunnison, CO · Critical Access Hospitals
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov).
Brigid Heckel among 3,492 family nurse practitioner records in Colorado
Brigid Heckel, FNP-C is one of 3,492 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Colorado. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 66% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2019 among the 1,950 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 37% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Gunnison
They are 6 of the 223 NPPES records with a practice address in Gunnison, and 3,492 family nurse practitioner records in Colorado.
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- Richard Straight, FNPFlorence, CO 812261255359329
Common questions
What is Brigid Heckel, FNP-C's NPI number?
Brigid Heckel, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891372058, issued on Mar 25, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brigid Heckel, FNP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 707 N Iowa St, Gunnison, CO, 81230. Phone: (970) 642-8413. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brigid Heckel, FNP-C's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number F03210096, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Brigid Heckel, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brigid Heckel, FNP-C had 496 Medicare Part D claims for 150 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brigid Heckel, FNP-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 38.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.