Heidi Caroline Bickford, FNP
Nurse Practitioner · Asheville, NC
Heidi Caroline Bickford, FNP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1225553506, issued on Aug 8, 2017. Check the license (North Carolina 5009751, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heidi Caroline Bickford
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 5009751 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 257 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
- Phone
- (828) 285-0622
- Enumerated
- Aug 8, 2017
- Record last updated
- May 14, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 285-9831
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Heidi Caroline Bickford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 5009751Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
23 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Heidi Caroline Bickford among 4,524 nurse practitioner records in North Carolina
Heidi Caroline Bickford, FNP is one of 4,524 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Carolina. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 50% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 50% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2018 · 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 363L00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
198 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Asheville
They are 198 of the 8,173 NPPES records with a practice address in Asheville, and 4,524 nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Heidi Caroline Bickford, FNP's NPI number?
Heidi Caroline Bickford, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225553506, issued on Aug 8, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heidi Caroline Bickford, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 257 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC, 28801. Phone: (828) 285-0622. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heidi Caroline Bickford, FNP's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5009751, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Heidi Caroline Bickford, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heidi Caroline Bickford, FNP had 23 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.