Heather J. Ward, FNP
Nurse Practitioner · Columbia City, IN
Heather J. Ward, FNP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Columbia City, Indiana, and NPI 1871537480, issued on Jun 15, 2006. Check the license (Indiana 71001938A, as entered in NPPES) with the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather J. Ward
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 71001938A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 620 W North St, Columbia City, IN 46725
- Phone
- (260) 244-0202
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 3, 2022
- Fax
- (260) 248-8255
- Medicaid ID
- 200877550 IN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071017000861); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 620 W North St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Heather J. Ward in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 71001938ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nurse practitioner in 2024
2,546 Medicare Part D claims for 281 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 53 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium145 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate114 claims
- Omeprazole73 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium71 claims
- Lisinopril70 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa58 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): 81.2 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: $991.23
51 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 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
- Parkview Health System IncAlbion, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heather J. Ward among 2,582 nurse practitioner records in Indiana
Heather J. Ward, FNP is one of 2,582 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Indiana. 80% 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, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2018 among the 1,710 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 35% 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 Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
15 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Columbia City
They are 15 of the 199 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia City, and 2,582 nurse practitioner records in Indiana.
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Common questions
What is Heather J. Ward, FNP's NPI number?
Heather J. Ward, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871537480, issued on Jun 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather J. Ward, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 620 W North St, Columbia City, IN, 46725. Phone: (260) 244-0202. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather J. Ward, FNP's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 71001938A, as entered by the provider. Search the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Heather J. Ward, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather J. Ward, FNP had 2,546 Medicare Part D claims for 281 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Heather J. Ward, FNP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.2 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.