Heather Nichole Cristofaro, APRN
Nurse Practitioner · Lakeland, FL
Heather Nichole Cristofaro, APRN is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Lakeland, Florida, and NPI 1669070165, issued on Oct 15, 2020. Check the license (Florida APRN11009927, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather Nichole Cristofaro
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- APRN11009927 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland, FL 33805
- Phone
- (863) 687-1321
- Enumerated
- Oct 15, 2020
- Record last updated
- May 1, 2023
- Fax
- (863) 284-6825
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210201000572); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd
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Verify Heather Nichole Cristofaro in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license APRN11009927Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
23 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 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): 80.1 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: $22.39
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Lakeland Regional Health Systems IncLakeland, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heather Nichole Cristofaro among 8,844 nurse practitioner records in Florida
Heather Nichole Cristofaro, APRN is one of 8,844 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Florida. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 60% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2018 among the 4,492 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
103 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Lakeland
They are 103 of the 5,099 NPPES records with a practice address in Lakeland, and 8,844 nurse practitioner records in Florida.
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Common questions
What is Heather Nichole Cristofaro, APRN's NPI number?
Heather Nichole Cristofaro, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669070165, issued on Oct 15, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather Nichole Cristofaro, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland, FL, 33805. Phone: (863) 687-1321. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather Nichole Cristofaro, APRN's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number APRN11009927, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Heather Nichole Cristofaro, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather Nichole Cristofaro, APRN had 23 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Heather Nichole Cristofaro, APRN's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.1 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.