HEATHER KINDER, RN IBCLC appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Lactation Consultant (Registered Nurse) provider holding RN IBCLC credentials at 1200 N VAIL VIEW RD, VAIL, AZ, 85641, with a listed phone of (520) 310-4682. NPI 1295240885 was issued on 12/05/2017. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what KINDER most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 918 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 147 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $91K in drug spend, with an opioid prescribing rate of 1.6%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 79.7892/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 84.1235, Cost 53.7993), compared with the national average of 83.1.

Lactation Consultant (Registered Nurse) is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 3,799 enrolled providers across 53 states and an average of 560 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.