Heather Crystal Carkhuff, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Fargo, ND
Heather Crystal Carkhuff, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Fargo, North Dakota, and NPI 1952867178, issued on Feb 12, 2019. Check the license (North Dakota PAC0765, as entered in NPPES) with the North Dakota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather Crystal Carkhuff
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PAC0765 ND
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 801 Broadway N, Fargo, ND 58102
- Phone
- (701) 234-2000
- Enumerated
- Feb 12, 2019
- Record last updated
- Aug 2, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190321001547); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Heather Crystal Carkhuff in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Dakota board licenses this profession
Search for license PAC0765Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
308 Medicare Part D claims for 140 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ipratropium Bromide47 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate32 claims
- Prednisone23 claims
- Azelastine Hcl21 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide16 claims
- Fluocinolone Acetonide Oil14 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): 83 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $38.80
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Optinose US, Inc. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
One hospital affiliation
- Sanford Medical Center FargoWest Fargo, ND · Acute Care Hospitals4 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 Crystal Carkhuff among 464 physician assistant records in North Dakota
Heather Crystal Carkhuff, PA-C is one of 464 physician assistant records with a practice address in North Dakota. 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 2019, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2017 among the 343 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 39% 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 North Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
171 physician assistant records list a practice address in Fargo
They are 171 of the 7,209 NPPES records with a practice address in Fargo, and 464 physician assistant records in North Dakota.
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Common questions
What is Heather Crystal Carkhuff, PA-C's NPI number?
Heather Crystal Carkhuff, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952867178, issued on Feb 12, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather Crystal Carkhuff, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 801 Broadway N, Fargo, ND, 58102. Phone: (701) 234-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather Crystal Carkhuff, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists North Dakota license number PAC0765, as entered by the provider. Search the North Dakota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Heather Crystal Carkhuff, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather Crystal Carkhuff, PA-C had 308 Medicare Part D claims for 140 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Heather Crystal Carkhuff, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83 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.