NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Heather Jefford, DNP, APN

Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist · Peoria, IL

Heather Jefford, DNP, APN is an adult health clinical nurse specialist with a practice address in Peoria, Illinois, and NPI 1881906410, issued on Jul 12, 2010. Check the license (Illinois 209008218, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1881906410
Name
Heather Jefford
Credential
DNP, APN
Primary taxonomy
Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist 364SA2200X
License number
209008218 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1001 Main St, Peoria, IL 61606
Phone
(309) 495-0200
Enumerated
Jul 12, 2010
Record last updated
Feb 18, 2025
Fax
(309) 676-6545
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120612000120); 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 1001 Main St

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

  1. Clark Anderson, PA-CPhysician Assistant1750460481
  2. Bhagat Aulakh, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1750420758
  3. Stephanie Cain, APN, DNPClinical Nurse Specialist1255587812
  4. Subramanyam Chittivelu, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1932195880
  5. Brynn Cinnamon, APN/CNPNurse Practitioner1154555852
  6. Jeremiah Crabb, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1073509824

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois 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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83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average adult health clinical nurse specialist in 2024

183 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,079 among the 450 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 30 claims were for opioids.

  1. Heather Jefford183
  2. Specialty average1,079

Most prescribed

  1. Omeprazole23 claims
  2. Tramadol Hcl19 claims
  3. Sucralfate13 claims
  4. Cephalexin12 claims
  5. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim12 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: $936.33

47 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. The 442 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,049.03 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Heather Jefford$936.33
  2. Specialty average$1,049.03

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. Springfield Clinic, LLPPeoria, IL

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

Heather Jefford among 105 adult health clinical nurse specialist records in Illinois

Heather Jefford, DNP, APN is one of 105 adult health clinical nurse specialist records with a practice address in Illinois. 63% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 30% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 30% of these records are older, 67% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2010 among the 48 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 70% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 364SA2200X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist providers in Illinois

There are 105 adult health clinical nurse specialist records in Illinois.

The 8 adult health clinical nurse specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lissa Diefendorf, APNPeoria, IL 616041427356336
  2. Scott Gonia, ACNS-BCPeoria, IL 616041982985339
  3. Melissa Norris, CNSPeoria, IL 616041124304407
  4. Jacqueline Kaufman, APNPeoria, IL 616031679872477
  5. Teresa LanePeoria, IL 616031417247776
  6. Jennifer Runyon, MSN, APNPeoria, IL 616031972732246
  7. Andrea Scholl, APNPeoria, IL 616031598926172
  8. Kristi Williams, CNS-BCPeoria, IL 616031528351962

Common questions

What is Heather Jefford, DNP, APN's NPI number?

Heather Jefford, DNP, APN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881906410, issued on Jul 12, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Heather Jefford, DNP, APN located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1001 Main St, Peoria, IL, 61606. Phone: (309) 495-0200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Heather Jefford, DNP, APN's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 209008218, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Heather Jefford, DNP, APN prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Heather Jefford, DNP, APN had 183 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries; the average among adult health clinical nurse specialist prescribers was 1,079. 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.