Heidi Lynn Waits, APRN
Nurse Practitioner · Missoula, MT
Heidi Lynn Waits, APRN is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Missoula, Montana, and NPI 1174154108, issued on Jan 29, 2020. Check the license (Montana APRN-146882, as entered in NPPES) with the Montana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heidi Lynn Waits
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- APRN-146882 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2875 Tina Ave, Missoula, MT 59808
- Phone
- (406) 253-3942
- Enumerated
- Jan 29, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jan 29, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200818000271); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Heidi Lynn Waits in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Montana board licenses this profession
Search for license APRN-146882Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
367 Medicare Part D claims for 191 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 189 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl120 claims
- Meloxicam55 claims
- Cefuroxime51 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen28 claims
- Tramadol Hcl18 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen12 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): 80.3 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 one group practice
- Northern Rockies Orthopaedics, PllpMissoula, MT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heidi Lynn Waits among 287 nurse practitioner records in Montana
Heidi Lynn Waits, APRN is one of 287 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Montana. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 66% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2019 among the 185 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 43% 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 Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nurse Practitioner providers in Montana
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Common questions
What is Heidi Lynn Waits, APRN's NPI number?
Heidi Lynn Waits, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174154108, issued on Jan 29, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heidi Lynn Waits, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2875 Tina Ave, Missoula, MT, 59808. Phone: (406) 253-3942. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heidi Lynn Waits, APRN's license?
NPPES lists Montana license number APRN-146882, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Heidi Lynn Waits, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heidi Lynn Waits, APRN had 367 Medicare Part D claims for 191 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Heidi Lynn Waits, APRN's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.3 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.