Heather Rae Ward, APN
Family Nurse Practitioner · Cape Girardeau, MO
Heather Rae Ward, APN is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and NPI 1558839084, issued on Nov 2, 2018. Check the license with the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather Rae Ward
- Credential
- APN
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- 277001771 IL
209018307 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 70 Doctors Park, Cape Girardeau, MO 63703
- Phone
- (573) 335-6671
- Enumerated
- Nov 2, 2018
- Record last updated
- Aug 13, 2025
- Fax
- (573) 339-0083
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181214002081); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University School Of Medicine, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Heather Rae Ward in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Missouri board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
1,014 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Divalproex Sodium Er90 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium70 claims
- Benztropine Mesylate42 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate37 claims
- Clonazepam33 claims
- Metformin Hcl33 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Cape Radiology Group PCCarbondale, IL
- Franklin Hospital DistrictBenton, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heather Rae Ward among 5,226 family nurse practitioner records in Missouri
Heather Rae Ward, APN is one of 5,226 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Missouri. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 53% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 53% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2018 among the 3,339 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 44% 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 Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
161 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Cape Girardeau
They are 161 of the 1,897 NPPES records with a practice address in Cape Girardeau, and 5,226 family nurse practitioner records in Missouri.
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Common questions
What is Heather Rae Ward, APN's NPI number?
Heather Rae Ward, APN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558839084, issued on Nov 2, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather Rae Ward, APN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 70 Doctors Park, Cape Girardeau, MO, 63703. Phone: (573) 335-6671. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather Rae Ward, APN's license?
Search the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Heather Rae Ward, APN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather Rae Ward, APN had 1,014 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.