Heather Irene Cook, D.O.
Surgery Physician · Walsenburg, CO
Heather Irene Cook, D.O. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Walsenburg, Colorado, and NPI 1255547691, issued on May 15, 2007. Check the license (Colorado DR.0050479, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather Irene Cook
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- DR.0050479 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 23450 US Highway 160, Walsenburg, CO 81089
- Phone
- (719) 738-4588
- Enumerated
- May 15, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 14, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery physician records → All 608 in Colorado → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 23450 US Highway 160
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Dale Gillan, MDSurgery Physician1578543617
- Sandeep Vijan, MDSurgery Physician1730220278
Verify Heather Irene Cook in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0050479Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
15 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 69.9 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).
Heather Irene Cook among 608 surgery physician records in Colorado
Heather Irene Cook, D.O. is one of 608 surgery physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 42% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 42% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 61% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 surgery physician records list a practice address in Walsenburg
They are 3 of the 70 NPPES records with a practice address in Walsenburg, and 608 surgery physician records in Colorado.
All 608 in Colorado → Every provider in Walsenburg → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dale Gillan, MDWalsenburg, CO 810891578543617
- Sandeep Vijan, MDWalsenburg, CO 810891730220278
- James Conrad, M.D.Trinidad, CO 810821316983083
- David Reitter, MDTrinidad, CO 810821639156177
- Charles Yeagle, MDTrinidad, CO 810821750491049
- Carla Christ, M.D.Alamosa, CO 811011306105200
- David Geiger, D.O.Alamosa, CO 811011255386496
- Julian Maendel, MDAlamosa, CO 811011356632129
Common questions
What is Heather Irene Cook, D.O.'s NPI number?
Heather Irene Cook, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255547691, issued on May 15, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather Irene Cook, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 23450 US Highway 160, Walsenburg, CO, 81089. Phone: (719) 738-4588. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather Irene Cook, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0050479, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Heather Irene Cook, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather Irene Cook, D.O. had 15 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Heather Irene Cook, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 69.9 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.