Individual provider Active NPI

Heather Waghelstein, ANP

  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Fort Defiance, AZ
National Provider Identifier
1396170510
Registry record updated May 21, 2026
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Family Nurse PractitionerTaxonomy code 363LF0000X
License
216266 Issued in AK
Practice address
Corner of Route N12 and N7
Fort Defiance, AZ 86504
Phone
(928) 729-8000
NPI assigned
Sep 6, 2013
Last updated
May 21, 2026By the provider in NPPES
Sex
Female
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on May 21, 2026

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

Specialties & licenses 3

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X 216266 AK
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X 216266 AK Primary
Gerontology Nurse Practitioner 363LG0600X 216266 AK

Addresses

Primary practice location

Corner of Route N12 and N7
Fort Defiance, AZ 86504

Mailing address

PO Box 589
Fort Defiance, AZ 86504-8649
Phone (928) 729-8000

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in TX, AK2 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

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20150513002122 TX Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner 6800114935 Reassigns benefits to 1 organization
I20260423002006 AK Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner 6800114935 Reassigns benefits to 1 organization

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Nurse Practitioner
Education
Other, 2013
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Group practices
ChugachmiutGroup PAC ID 0648161141, 9 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

2035 Seward Hwy
Seward, AK 99664-2088
Phone (907) 224-3490

Corner of Route N12 and N7
Fdihb Inc.
Fort Defiance, AZ 86504-0649
Phone (928) 729-8082

Hospital & facility affiliations

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Nurse Practitioner

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
216266AKMDAcute Care Nurse Practitioner

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
The Fort Defiance Indian Hospital Board, Incorporation CurrentSince May 18, 2015 Accepting new patients
The Fort Defiance Indian Hospital Board, Incorporation Current Accepting new patients

Organizations & group practices 3

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

NPI Registry JSON

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

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            "state": "AZ",
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    "practiceLocations": [],
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        "last_name": "WAGHELSTEIN",
        "first_name": "HEATHER",
        "credential": "ANP",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2013-09-06",
        "last_updated": "2026-05-21",
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}

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