Heather Nicole Ford, CRNP
NPI 1710536958ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care· Birmingham, AL
Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care (CRNP) with Affinity Cardiovascular Specialists LLC, practicing in Birmingham, Alabama. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $27,596 for 186 claims, against $783.42 paid for services in 2024. Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) was the largest of 5 companies reporting payments in 2025, $377.02 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Grandview Medical Center as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1710536958 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | CRNP |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Sep 10, 2019 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Aug 10, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Aug 10, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care Primary | 363LA2100X | 1-152938 | AL |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner (AL) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 16 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 16 across 4 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $783.42 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 186 · 474 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 58 |
| Total drug cost | $27,596 |
| Generic share | 89% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical group
- Affinity Cardiovascular Specialists LLCSylacauga, AL · 44 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Grandview Medical CenterBirmingham, AL
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$377.02 · 29 payments from 5 companies
- 2024$818.00 · 36 payments from 9 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $237.53 | 23 |
| Stryker Corporation | $76.27 | 3 |
| Amgen Inc. | $28.83 | 1 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $18.50 | 1 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $15.89 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$377.02 · 29 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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