Heather Lynette Watford

Primary specialty

Family Nurse PractitionerTaxonomy code 363LF0000X

License

11000818 Issued in FL

Practice address

130 Pablo St
Lakeland, FL 33803-3818

Phone

(863) 687-6800

Fax

(863) 687-1033

NPI assigned

Jan 14, 2019

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Other names 1

• Heather Lynette Watford Other name

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in FL, VA2 enrollments

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: No

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 2

Specialty

Nurse Practitioner

Education

Other, 2018

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Lakeland Regional Health Systems IncGroup PAC ID 8325952914, 513 clinicians

Sentara Medical GroupGroup PAC ID 8921903923, 1,396 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Lakeland Regional Medical Center Hospital, Lakeland, FL, CCN 100157
• Sentara Obici Hospital Hospital, Suffolk, VA, CCN 490044

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

86.12 of 100Reported as group

Quality

64.08

Promoting interoperability

98

Improvement activities

40

Cost

76.83

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Nurse Practitioner

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: hwatford28379@lrhs.direct-ci.com

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Lakeland Regional Health Systems, Inc.

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Lakeland, FL
  • NPI 1497748743
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Sentara Medical Group

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Norfolk, VA
  • NPI 1265485270
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Lifetime Family Urgent Care LLC

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Wesley Chapel, FL
  • NPI 1477723807
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Ethos Health Lakeland, LLC

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Lakeland, FL
  • NPI 1013409598
  NPD

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Lakeland Regional Medical Center, Inc.

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Lakeland, FL
  • NPI 1144228446
  Care Compare affiliation
• Sentara Hospitals

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Suffolk, VA
  • NPI 1376540138
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "address_1": "6755 GALL BLVD",
            "city": "ZEPHYRHILLS",
            "state": "FL",
            "postal_code": "335422522",
            "telephone_number": "863-777-2740"
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            "address_1": "130 PABLO ST",
            "city": "LAKELAND",
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            "telephone_number": "863-687-6800",
            "fax_number": "863-687-1033"
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        }
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}

• Nicholas A Waslyn, DC
• Sherri Rene Wasson, RN
• Michelt Alejandro Water Lopez, RBT
• Jasmyne Waters
• Jean Bednarski Waters, RN
• Jimia Watkins
• Rebecca Watkins
• Haley Watsky, DO
• Watson Clinic ASC, LLC
• Watson Clinic ASC, LLC

• Family Nurse Practitioner in Lakeland, FL
• Providers in Lakeland, FL by specialty
• Family Nurse Practitioner in Florida

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Mar 31, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.