Heather Michelle Royce-Roach, FNP-C, DNP
NPI 1740716984ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner, Family· Palm Desert, CA
Nurse Practitioner, Family (FNP-C, DNP) with Go Healthcare Inc, practicing in Palm Desert, California. 121 Medicare patients in 2024, $81,338 paid; nearly all of their 404 Part D prescriptions were generic (97%). Abiomed was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $267.79 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1740716984 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | FNP-C, DNP |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| NPI issued | May 9, 2017 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Dec 18, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner, Family Primary | 363LF0000X | 95006578 | CA |
| Family Medicine, Bariatric Medicine | 207QB0002X | 95006578 | CA |
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 (CA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 121 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 888 across 19 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $81,338 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 404 · 745 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 104 |
| Total drug cost | $10,208 |
| Generic share | 97% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical group
- Go Healthcare IncPalm Desert, CA · 4 clinicians
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$267.79 · 2 payments from 2 companies
- 2024$333.21 · 11 payments from 4 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Abiomed | $142.79 | 1 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $125.00 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$267.79 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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