NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Heather Alison Brigance, APRN, CNM

Advanced Practice Midwife · New Haven, CT

Heather Alison Brigance, APRN, CNM is an advanced practice midwife with a practice address in New Haven, Connecticut, and NPI 1396083069, issued on Jan 30, 2013. Check the license (Connecticut 496, as entered in NPPES) with the Connecticut 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
1396083069
Name
Heather Alison Brigance
Credential
APRN, CNM
Primary taxonomy
Advanced Practice Midwife 367A00000X
License number
496 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
200 Orchard St, New Haven, CT 06511
Phone
(203) 789-3029
Enumerated
Jan 30, 2013
Record last updated
Jul 25, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 200 Orchard St

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Connecticut board licenses this profession
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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average advanced practice midwife in 2024

47 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 72 among the 2,776 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Heather Brigance47
  2. Specialty average72

Most prescribed

  1. Zafemy15 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): 73.6 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score75.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%51.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%74.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Heather Alison Brigance among 251 advanced practice midwife records in Connecticut

Heather Alison Brigance, APRN, CNM is one of 251 advanced practice midwife records with a practice address in Connecticut. 62% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 61% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 61% of these records are older, 37% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 49% of these records are
  • Record last updated2021 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367A00000X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Advanced Practice Midwife providers in Connecticut

There are 251 advanced practice midwife records in Connecticut.

The 8 advanced practice midwife records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Margaret Beal, NMWNew Haven, CT 065111720189798
  2. Patricia Cavanaugh, CNM, WHNP-BCNew Haven, CT 065111245738269
  3. Wei-Ti Chen, RN, CNM, DNSCNew Haven, CT 065111902963408
  4. Nancy Degennaro, CNMNew Haven, CT 065111538273453
  5. Laura FitzgeraldNew Haven, CT 065111447330006
  6. Melissa Gregorio, CNMNew Haven, CT 065111447595632
  7. Janet Gumaer, NMWNew Haven, CT 065111245250570
  8. Susan Hally, CNMNew Haven, CT 065111972600799

Common questions

What is Heather Alison Brigance, APRN, CNM's NPI number?

Heather Alison Brigance, APRN, CNM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396083069, issued on Jan 30, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Heather Alison Brigance, APRN, CNM located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Orchard St, New Haven, CT, 06511. Phone: (203) 789-3029. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Heather Alison Brigance, APRN, CNM's license?

NPPES lists Connecticut license number 496, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Heather Alison Brigance, APRN, CNM prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Heather Alison Brigance, APRN, CNM had 47 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among advanced practice midwife prescribers was 72. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Heather Alison Brigance, APRN, CNM's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.6 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.

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