Heather Nicole Ritchey, CRNA
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist · Altoona, PA
Heather Nicole Ritchey, CRNA is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a practice address in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1134464100, issued on Dec 3, 2012. Check the license (Pennsylvania RN584034, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather Nicole Ritchey
- Credential
- CRNA
- Primary taxonomy
- Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X
- License numbers
- RN584034 PA
APRN11007520 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 620 Howard Ave, Altoona, PA 16601
- Phone
- (814) 943-5901
- Enumerated
- Dec 3, 2012
- Record last updated
- Apr 2, 2026
- Fax
- (814) 943-3429
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200911001075); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Heather Nicole Ritchey in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license RN584034Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77.5 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: $19.15
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Biosense Webster, Inc. The 24,076 providers of this specialty with any payment received $135.08 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 2 group practices
- University OF Pittsburgh PhysiciansAltoona, PA
- US Anesthesia Partners OF Florida IncFort Myers, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heather Nicole Ritchey among 4,822 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Pennsylvania
Heather Nicole Ritchey, CRNA is one of 4,822 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 58% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2012 among the 3,576 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367500000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
61 certified registered nurse anesthetist records list a practice address in Altoona
They are 61 of the 1,985 NPPES records with a practice address in Altoona, and 4,822 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Brian DuclosAltoona, PA 166011699795658
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- Gretchen Dunkle, CRNAAltoona, PA 166011518998947
Common questions
What is Heather Nicole Ritchey, CRNA's NPI number?
Heather Nicole Ritchey, CRNA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134464100, issued on Dec 3, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather Nicole Ritchey, CRNA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 620 Howard Ave, Altoona, PA, 16601. Phone: (814) 943-5901. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather Nicole Ritchey, CRNA's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number RN584034, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
What is Heather Nicole Ritchey, CRNA's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.5 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.