NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Heather Merten Kohring, FNP-C

Nurse Practitioner · Twin Falls, ID

Heather Merten Kohring, FNP-C is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Twin Falls, Idaho, and NPI 1285742452, issued on Aug 28, 2006. Check the license (Idaho NP666A, as entered in NPPES) with the Idaho 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1285742452
Name
Heather Merten Kohring
Credential
FNP-C
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License number
NP666A ID
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
775 Pole Line RD W, Twin Falls, ID 83301
Phone
(208) 814-8300
Enumerated
Aug 28, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 4, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(208) 733-8970
Medicaid ID
807153100 ID
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050204000659); accepts 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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Also registered at 775 Pole Line RD W

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

  1. Marci AhlquistFamily Nurse Practitioner1376084673
  2. Julie Akins, FNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1285811505
  3. Kovic Bailey, DOFamily Medicine Physician1194467688
  4. John Baker, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1124061262
  5. Gregory Ball, DOPulmonary Disease Physician1407985278
  6. Gretchen Basen, PA-CPhysician Assistant1861549396

Verify Heather Merten Kohring in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Idaho 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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35% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024

1,500 Medicare Part D claims for 580 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Heather Kohring1,500
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf286 claims
  2. Omeprazole222 claims
  3. Pantoprazole Sodium205 claims
  4. Famotidine166 claims
  5. Dicyclomine Hcl57 claims
  6. Linzess44 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): 78.9 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score81.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%47.9
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. St Lukes Clinic LLCTwin Falls, ID

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

Heather Merten Kohring among 593 nurse practitioner records in Idaho

Heather Merten Kohring, FNP-C is one of 593 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Idaho. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 80% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2018 among the 382 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Idaho practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

29 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Twin Falls

They are 29 of the 1,660 NPPES records with a practice address in Twin Falls, and 593 nurse practitioner records in Idaho.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Debra Allred, NPTwin Falls, ID 833011285691865
  2. Howard Arrington, D.C.Twin Falls, ID 833011063576619
  3. Patricia Billings, CPNPTwin Falls, ID 833011235173493
  4. Jerri BinghamTwin Falls, ID 833011063834224
  5. Carolyn Doedyns, NPTwin Falls, ID 833011851328504
  6. Anna Hawker, FNPTwin Falls, ID 833011730189036
  7. Stephanie Hilpert, NPTwin Falls, ID 833011760584346
  8. Jennifer Jorgensen, DNPTwin Falls, ID 833011225446180

Common questions

What is Heather Merten Kohring, FNP-C's NPI number?

Heather Merten Kohring, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285742452, issued on Aug 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Heather Merten Kohring, FNP-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 775 Pole Line RD W, Twin Falls, ID, 83301. Phone: (208) 814-8300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Heather Merten Kohring, FNP-C's license?

NPPES lists Idaho license number NP666A, as entered by the provider. Search the Idaho board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Heather Merten Kohring, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Heather Merten Kohring, FNP-C had 1,500 Medicare Part D claims for 580 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Heather Merten Kohring, FNP-C's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.9 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.