NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Robert William Hieger, APRN

Nurse Practitioner · Colby, KS

Robert William Hieger, APRN is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Colby, Kansas, and NPI 1720332604, issued on Oct 31, 2012. Check the license (Kansas 75799, as entered in NPPES) with the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1720332604
Name
Robert William Hieger
Credential
APRN
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License number
75799 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
310 E College Dr, Colby, KS 67701
Phone
(785) 462-6184
Enumerated
Oct 31, 2012
Record last updated
May 22, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(785) 460-1490
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130301000429); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 310 E College Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Kristina Benson, APRN, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1932367422
  2. Tricia Carney, ARNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1922269687
  3. Luetta Flanagin, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1164440251
  4. Mallory Forsyth, MDFamily Medicine Physician1609305424
  5. Kelly Gabel, D.O.Surgery Physician1538307236
  6. Sarah Gabel, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1255594305

Verify Robert William Hieger in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kansas board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024

122 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.

  1. Robert Hieger122
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin36 claims
  2. Ondansetron Odt15 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11 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): 76.4 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score56.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%64.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

2 hospitals and group practices

  1. Greenwood County HospitalEureka, KS · Critical Access Hospitals
  2. Ukhs Great Bend LLCGreat Bend, KS

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov).

Robert William Hieger among 1,374 nurse practitioner records in Kansas

Robert William Hieger, APRN is one of 1,374 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Kansas. 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 2012, is newer than 34% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 34% of these records are older, 62% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2017 among the 884 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 42% 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 Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

3 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Colby

They are 3 of the 131 NPPES records with a practice address in Colby, and 1,374 nurse practitioner records in Kansas.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sarah Jorgensen, APRNColby, KS 677011548667967
  2. Jenny Niblock, ARNPColby, KS 677011841221371
  3. Lisa Frost, ARNPWakeeney, KS 676721427163948
  4. Janna Eisenbart, ARNPGoodland, KS 677351366449076
  5. Jessica Gittinger, APRN, FNP-CGoodland, KS 677351699384842
  6. Jackie Jorgensen, APRNGoodland, KS 677351316944069
  7. Sondra Krayca, ARNPGoodland, KS 677351538166228
  8. Kayanne Meitler, ARNPRussell, KS 676651710979265

Common questions

What is Robert William Hieger, APRN's NPI number?

Robert William Hieger, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720332604, issued on Oct 31, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Robert William Hieger, APRN located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 310 E College Dr, Colby, KS, 67701. Phone: (785) 462-6184. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Robert William Hieger, APRN's license?

NPPES lists Kansas license number 75799, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Robert William Hieger, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Robert William Hieger, APRN had 122 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Robert William Hieger, APRN's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.4 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.