Heather Buckheister, NP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Gulfport, MS
Heather Buckheister, NP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Gulfport, Mississippi, and NPI 1942792973, issued on Jun 5, 2018. Check the license (Mississippi 902534, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather Buckheister
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 902534 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4500 13TH St, Gulfport, MS 39501
- Phone
- (228) 867-4000
- Enumerated
- Jun 5, 2018
- Record last updated
- Sep 28, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181008001400); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Heather Buckheister in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Mississippi board licenses this profession
Search for license 902534Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
267 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Fluticasone Propionate72 claims
- Montelukast Sodium23 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa22 claims
- Trazodone Hcl19 claims
- Doxepin Hcl15 claims
- Modafinil11 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: $1,864.25
93 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
One hospital affiliation
- Memorial Hospital AT GulfportGulfport, MS · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
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). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Heather Buckheister among 3,798 family nurse practitioner records in Mississippi
Heather Buckheister, NP is one of 3,798 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Mississippi. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 55% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2017 among the 2,576 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 51% 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 Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
145 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Gulfport
They are 145 of the 2,030 NPPES records with a practice address in Gulfport, and 3,798 family nurse practitioner records in Mississippi.
All 3,798 in Mississippi → Every provider in Gulfport → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Heather Buckheister, NP's NPI number?
Heather Buckheister, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942792973, issued on Jun 5, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather Buckheister, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4500 13TH St, Gulfport, MS, 39501. Phone: (228) 867-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather Buckheister, NP's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 902534, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Heather Buckheister, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather Buckheister, NP had 267 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.