Heather L. Kinder, RN IBCLC
Family Nurse Practitioner · Vail, AZ
Heather L. Kinder, RN IBCLC is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Vail, Arizona, and NPI 1295240885, issued on Dec 5, 2017. Check the license (Arizona 262087, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather L. Kinder
- Credential
- RN IBCLC
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- 262087 AZ
L-101057 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1200 N Vail View RD, Vail, AZ 85641
- Phone
- (520) 310-4682
- Enumerated
- Dec 5, 2017
- Record last updated
- Aug 9, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211124001746); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Heather L. Kinder in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this profession
Search for license 262087Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
24% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
990 Medicare Part D claims for 188 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 58 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin40 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate33 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium32 claims
- Lisinopril32 claims
- Losartan Potassium30 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl26 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.8 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: $146.92
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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
- Chiricahua Community Health Centers IncSierra Vista, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heather L. Kinder among 5,933 family nurse practitioner records in Arizona
Heather L. Kinder, RN IBCLC is one of 5,933 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Arizona. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 41% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 41% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2019 among the 3,510 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Vail
They are 8 of the 160 NPPES records with a practice address in Vail, and 5,933 family nurse practitioner records in Arizona.
All 5,933 in Arizona → Every provider in Vail → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
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- Amanda Demeritt, NP-CVail, AZ 856411497131916
- Phillip DiazVail, AZ 856411932087939
- Julie Easterday, FNPVail, AZ 856411881114536
- Lisa Glass, NURSE PRACTITIONERVail, AZ 856411962961615
- Barbara Hanisch-Lucas, MSN, FNPVail, AZ 856411023361599
- Amber Ramirez, FNP-CVail, AZ 856411881465524
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Common questions
What is Heather L. Kinder, RN IBCLC's NPI number?
Heather L. Kinder, RN IBCLC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295240885, issued on Dec 5, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather L. Kinder, RN IBCLC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1200 N Vail View RD, Vail, AZ, 85641. Phone: (520) 310-4682. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather L. Kinder, RN IBCLC's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 262087, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Heather L. Kinder, RN IBCLC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather L. Kinder, RN IBCLC had 990 Medicare Part D claims for 188 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Heather L. Kinder, RN IBCLC's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.8 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.