Lauren D. Heckethorn, CNP
Nurse Practitioner · Rio Rancho, NM
Lauren D. Heckethorn, CNP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, and NPI 1437649423, issued on May 15, 2018. Check the license (New Mexico 76045, as entered in NPPES) with the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren D. Heckethorn
- Credential
- CNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License numbers
- 76045 NM
53-78202 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2400 Unser Blvd SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124
- Phone
- (505) 253-6300
- Enumerated
- May 15, 2018
- Record last updated
- Nov 22, 2023
- Fax
- (316) 265-4480
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231114000938); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lauren D. Heckethorn in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Mexico board licenses this profession
Search for license 76045Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
613 Medicare Part D claims for 189 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel140 claims
- Furosemide51 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium38 claims
- Eliquis34 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate34 claims
- Potassium Chloride31 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $2,450.02
25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. 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
- Presbyterian Healthcare ServicesAlbuquerque, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lauren D. Heckethorn among 559 nurse practitioner records in New Mexico
Lauren D. Heckethorn, CNP is one of 559 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in New Mexico. 73% 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, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2018 among the 336 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
27 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Rio Rancho
They are 27 of the 2,171 NPPES records with a practice address in Rio Rancho, and 559 nurse practitioner records in New Mexico.
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Common questions
What is Lauren D. Heckethorn, CNP's NPI number?
Lauren D. Heckethorn, CNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437649423, issued on May 15, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren D. Heckethorn, CNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2400 Unser Blvd SE, Rio Rancho, NM, 87124. Phone: (505) 253-6300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren D. Heckethorn, CNP's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number 76045, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lauren D. Heckethorn, CNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lauren D. Heckethorn, CNP had 613 Medicare Part D claims for 189 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.