Christa Nicole Heckman, PA-C, MPAS
NPI 1316022684ActiveIndividual· Physician Assistant· Saint Paul, MN
Physician Assistant (PA-C, MPAS) with Healtheast Medical Research Institute and 1 other group, practicing in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $68,125 for 700 claims, against $14,248 paid for services in 2024. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation was the largest of 5 companies reporting payments in 2025, $3,497 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists M Health Fairview St John's Hospital and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1316022684 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | PA-C, MPAS |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Oct 26, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Nov 8, 2024 |
| Certified by provider | Nov 8, 2024 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant Primary | 363A00000X | 10926 | MN |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Physician Assistant (MN) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 106 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 432 across 25 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $14,248 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 700 · 1,594 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 254 |
| Total drug cost | $68,125 |
| Generic share | 88% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Physician Assistant |
Medical groups
- Healtheast Medical Research InstituteSaint Paul, MN · 649 clinicians
- Fairview Specialty ServicesMaplewood, MN · 306 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- M Health Fairview St John's HospitalMaplewood, MN
- M Health Fairview Woodwinds HospitalWoodbury, MN
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$3,497 · 38 payments from 5 companies
- 2024$2,534 · 33 payments from 7 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $3,134 | 32 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $163.06 | 3 |
| Abiomed | $148.53 | 1 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $28.06 | 1 |
| Shockwave Medical, Inc | $22.95 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$2,125 · 30 payments
- Travel and Lodging$1,371 · 8 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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