NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Heather S. Ford, NP

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Grand Junction, CO

Heather S. Ford, NP is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Grand Junction, Colorado, and NPI 1720463953, issued on Jul 29, 2015. Check the license (Colorado APN0991862, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1720463953
Name
Heather S. Ford
Credential
NP
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License numbers
APN0991862 CO
0991862 CO
APN.0991862-NP CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
640 Grand Ave, Grand Junction, CO 81501
Phone
(720) 463-1920
Enumerated
Jul 29, 2015
Record last updated
Jan 19, 2024
Fax
(833) 699-2152
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20151012001186); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 640 Grand Ave

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

  1. Matthew Angleman, M.A.Mental Health Counselor1851767305
  2. Dazholi LoveMarriage & Family Therapist1487443651
  3. Shanon McIntyre, MS CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1912127366
  4. Stacy Mendell, LCSWClinical Social Worker1295168953
  5. Ellen Polan, MACounselor1215050737

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado 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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77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

210 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Heather Ford210
  2. Specialty average906

Most prescribed

  1. Mirtazapine20 claims
  2. Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine19 claims
  3. Clonazepam18 claims
  4. Venlafaxine Hcl Er16 claims
  5. Lorazepam12 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: $117.95

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alkermes, Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Heather Ford$117.95
  2. Specialty average$1,027.77

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Radical Healing, LLCFort Collins, CO
  2. The 40 20 Collective LLCLakewood, CO

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

Heather S. Ford among 1,336 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Colorado

Heather S. Ford, NP is one of 1,336 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Colorado. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 25% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 25% of these records are older, 73% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2021 among the 730 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 18% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

51 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Grand Junction

They are 51 of the 3,482 NPPES records with a practice address in Grand Junction, and 1,336 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Colorado.

The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Miesha Anderson, NPGrand Junction, CO 815011598915316
  2. Lynn Bird, RNGrand Junction, CO 815011417393349
  3. Andrea Briner, MSN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-CGrand Junction, CO 815011447370150
  4. Holly Covington, RN, PHD, PMHNP, FNPGrand Junction, CO 815011487610317
  5. Benjamin Ferrell, APNGrand Junction, CO 815011932486933
  6. David Marchant, MSN/PMHNPGrand Junction, CO 815011386663649
  7. Stryder Reilly, RXN, PMHNPGrand Junction, CO 815011861780199
  8. Ona Ridgway, NPGrand Junction, CO 815011225005390

Common questions

What is Heather S. Ford, NP's NPI number?

Heather S. Ford, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720463953, issued on Jul 29, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Heather S. Ford, NP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 640 Grand Ave, Grand Junction, CO, 81501. Phone: (720) 463-1920. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Heather S. Ford, NP's license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number APN0991862, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Heather S. Ford, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Heather S. Ford, NP had 210 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.