NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christa Nicole Heckman, PA-C, MPAS

Physician Assistant · Saint Paul, MN

Christa Nicole Heckman, PA-C, MPAS is a physician assistant with a practice address in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and NPI 1316022684, issued on Oct 26, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 10926, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1316022684
Name
Christa Nicole Heckman
Credential
PA-C, MPAS
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
10926 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1700 University Ave W FL 6, Saint Paul, MN 55104
Phone
(651) 232-2273
Enumerated
Oct 26, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 8, 2024
Fax
(651) 232-4953
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110810000656); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1700 University Ave W FL 6

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  2. Oksana Bohn, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1720349384
  3. Alain Broccard, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1164498739
  4. William Fredericks, DOInterventional Pain Medicine Physician1720423643
  5. Pamela FreskeClinical Psychologist1912497041
  6. Ashley Husebye, MDInfectious Disease Physician1114345923

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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16% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

700 Medicare Part D claims for 254 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.

  1. Christa Heckman700
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Clopidogrel185 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate91 claims
  3. Eliquis50 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium43 claims
  5. Furosemide39 claims
  6. Amoxicillin31 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $2,533.68

33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christa Heckman$2,533.68
  2. Specialty average$841.65

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Healtheast Medical Research InstituteMaplewood, MN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Christa Nicole Heckman among 4,007 physician assistant records in Minnesota

Christa Nicole Heckman, PA-C, MPAS is one of 4,007 physician assistant records with a practice address in Minnesota. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 81% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2017 among the 3,131 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

386 physician assistant records list a practice address in Saint Paul

They are 386 of the 10,084 NPPES records with a practice address in Saint Paul, and 4,007 physician assistant records in Minnesota.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lisa BarnesSaint Paul, MN 551041669040234
  2. Amity Carlson, PA-CSaint Paul, MN 551041760048946
  3. Chase Davis, PA-CSaint Paul, MN 551041265825376
  4. Andrea Fox, PA-CSaint Paul, MN 551041407153588
  5. Kari Gillitzer, PA-CSaint Paul, MN 551041316232457
  6. Kelsy Kuehn, PACSaint Paul, MN 551041578512000
  7. Jodi Metz, MS, PA-CSaint Paul, MN 551041558521401
  8. Jennifer Ohland, PA-CSt Paul, MN 551041760803522

Common questions

What is Christa Nicole Heckman, PA-C, MPAS's NPI number?

Christa Nicole Heckman, PA-C, MPAS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316022684, issued on Oct 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christa Nicole Heckman, PA-C, MPAS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1700 University Ave W FL 6, Saint Paul, MN, 55104. Phone: (651) 232-2273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christa Nicole Heckman, PA-C, MPAS's license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number 10926, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Christa Nicole Heckman, PA-C, MPAS prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christa Nicole Heckman, PA-C, MPAS had 700 Medicare Part D claims for 254 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.