Heather Lynette Watford
Family Nurse Practitioner · Lakeland, FL
Heather Lynette Watford is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Lakeland, Florida, and NPI 1255805230, issued on Jan 14, 2019. Check the license (Florida 11000818, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather Lynette Watford
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- 11000818 FL
0024195786 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 130 Pablo St, Lakeland, FL 33803
- Phone
- (863) 687-6800
- Enumerated
- Jan 14, 2019
- Record last updated
- Mar 31, 2026
- Fax
- (863) 687-1033
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200424002871); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Heather Lynette Watford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license 11000818Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
442 Medicare Part D claims for 283 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Monohydrate81 claims
- Prednisone59 claims
- Cephalexin44 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass30 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa27 claims
- Azithromycin27 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): 80.1 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).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Lakeland Regional Health Systems IncLakeland, FL
- Sentara Medical GroupNorfolk, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heather Lynette Watford among 22,340 family nurse practitioner records in Florida
Heather Lynette Watford is one of 22,340 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Florida. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 41% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 41% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 48% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2020 among the 10,790 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 34% 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 Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
271 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Lakeland
They are 271 of the 5,099 NPPES records with a practice address in Lakeland, and 22,340 family nurse practitioner records in Florida.
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Common questions
What is Heather Lynette Watford's NPI number?
Heather Lynette Watford's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255805230, issued on Jan 14, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather Lynette Watford located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 130 Pablo St, Lakeland, FL, 33803. Phone: (863) 687-6800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather Lynette Watford's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number 11000818, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Heather Lynette Watford prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather Lynette Watford had 442 Medicare Part D claims for 283 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Heather Lynette Watford's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.1 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.