NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Heather Michelle Cooper, CRNA

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist · Chattanooga, TN

Heather Michelle Cooper, CRNA is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1285647313, issued on Aug 13, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee APN12282, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1285647313
Name
Heather Michelle Cooper
Credential
CRNA
Primary taxonomy
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X
License numbers
APN12282 TN
RN129057 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
975 E. Third Street, Chattanooga, TN 37403
Phone
(423) 602-8400
Enumerated
Aug 13, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 4, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(423) 602-8401
Medicaid IDs
3638268 TN
616233034A GA
009911541 AL
8052756 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070503000529); 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 975 E. Third Street

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

  1. Betty Abraham, MDInternal Medicine Physician1093923633
  2. John Adkins, MDAnesthesiology Physician1295781516
  3. Sean Avakian, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1053542209
  4. Terri Belknap, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1639144553
  5. Vani Bollineni, MDInternal Medicine Physician1144430141
  6. Rachel Bone, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1215217567

Verify Heather Michelle Cooper in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee 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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.5 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 score78.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%50.9
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $142.95

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Conmed Corporation. The 24,076 providers of this specialty with any payment received $135.08 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Heather Cooper$142.95
  2. Specialty average$135.08

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. Anesthesiology Consultants Exchange, PCChattanooga, TN

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

Heather Michelle Cooper among 3,117 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Tennessee

Heather Michelle Cooper, CRNA is one of 3,117 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with a practice address in Tennessee. 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 65% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 2012 among the 2,370 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367500000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

356 certified registered nurse anesthetist records list a practice address in Chattanooga

They are 356 of the 7,377 NPPES records with a practice address in Chattanooga, and 3,117 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Tennessee.

The 8 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Terri Belknap, CRNAChattanooga, TN 374031639144553
  2. Warren Brewster, CRNAChattanooga, TN 374031972584563
  3. Shelli Dietrich, CRNAChattanooga, TN 374031700839214
  4. Elizabeth Dowden, CRNAChattanooga, TN 374031336175348
  5. Darren Drennon, CRNAChattanooga, TN 374031306827902
  6. Edward Gentry, CRNAChattanooga, TN 374031053347005
  7. Edward Hallock, CRNAChattanooga, TN 374031003882291
  8. Nicholas Lambert, CRNAChattanooga, TN 374031346252475

Common questions

What is Heather Michelle Cooper, CRNA's NPI number?

Heather Michelle Cooper, CRNA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285647313, issued on Aug 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Heather Michelle Cooper, CRNA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 975 E. Third Street, Chattanooga, TN, 37403. Phone: (423) 602-8400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Heather Michelle Cooper, CRNA's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number APN12282, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Heather Michelle Cooper, CRNA's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.5 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.