NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Heather Hightower, NP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Missoula, MT

Heather Hightower, NP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Missoula, Montana, and NPI 1033094313, issued on Aug 7, 2025. Check the license (Montana NUR-APRN-LIC-286008, as entered in NPPES) with the Montana board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1033094313
Name
Heather Hightower
Credential
NP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License numbers
NUR-APRN-LIC-286008 MT
355874 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
500 W Broadway St, Missoula, MT 59802
Phone
(406) 728-2539
Enumerated
Aug 7, 2025
Record last updated
Jun 2, 2026
Fax
(406) 329-5663
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20251111001179); may accept 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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  6. Rebecca Anderson, MDInternal Medicine Physician1437173440

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Montana 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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Heather Hightower among 815 family nurse practitioner records in Montana

Heather Hightower, NP is one of 815 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Montana. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2025, is newer than 94% of them.

  • NPI issued2025 · 94% of these records are older, under 1% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2024 · median 2018 among the 505 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

107 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Missoula

They are 107 of the 3,567 NPPES records with a practice address in Missoula, and 815 family nurse practitioner records in Montana. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

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The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Tina Barker, DNP, FNP, AGACNP-BCMissoula, MT 598021437381498
  2. Carol Enderle, NPMissoula, MT 598021992817233
  3. Judith Gustafson, FNP-CMissoula, MT 598021851554471
  4. Sara Heineman, APRN FNPMissoula, MT 598021174850747
  5. Barbara Jacobson, FNPMissoula, MT 598021689804239
  6. Alicia Knecht, DNP, FNP-CMissoula, MT 598021164679916
  7. Amy Knight, NPMissoula, MT 598021225147226
  8. Virginia Lewis, ARNPMissoula, MT 598021528024007

Common questions

What is Heather Hightower, NP's NPI number?

Heather Hightower, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033094313, issued on Aug 7, 2025. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Heather Hightower, NP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 W Broadway St, Missoula, MT, 59802. Phone: (406) 728-2539. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Heather Hightower, NP's license?

NPPES lists Montana license number NUR-APRN-LIC-286008, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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