Heather Jefford, DNP, APN

Primary specialty

Adult Health Clinical Nurse SpecialistTaxonomy code 364SA2200X

License

209008218 Issued in IL

Practice address

1001 Main St
3Rd Floor
Peoria, IL 61606

Phone

(309) 495-0200

Fax

(309) 676-6545

NPI assigned

Jul 12, 2010

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 Howe Former name

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in IL

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 1

Specialty

Nurse Practitioner

Education

Other, 2017

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

Springfield Clinic, LLPGroup PAC ID 0547166076, 678 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Carle Health Proctor Hospital Hospital, Peoria, IL, CCN 140013
• Carle Health Pekin Hospital Hospital, Pekin, IL, CCN 140120
• Carle Health Methodist Hospital Hospital, Peoria, IL, CCN 140209

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

88.83 of 100Reported as apm

Quality

75.65

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Master of Science

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: jefford@peoria.directbygreenway.com
• Direct secure messaging: heather.jefford.1@28977.direct.athenahealth.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.

• Springfield Clinic, LLP

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Springfield, IL
  • NPI 1780638478
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Pekin Prohealth Inc

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Pekin, IL
  • NPI 1932150299
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Gibson Community Hospital Association

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Gibson City, IL
  • NPI 1114935681
  NPD (past)

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

• Methodist Medical Center of Illinois

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Peoria, IL
  • NPI 1164474755
  Care Compare affiliation
• Pekin Memorial Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Pekin, IL
  • NPI 1245227479
  Care Compare affiliation
• Proctor Community Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Peoria, IL
  • NPI 1033116876
  Care Compare affiliation
• Proctor Community Hospital

  • Rehabilitation Hospital Unit
  • Peoria, IL
  • NPI 1134826894
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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            "city": "SPRINGFIELD",
            "state": "IL",
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            "telephone_number": "217-528-7541"
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• Kelly Ann Jaszarowski, RN, CWOCN
• Muhammad Jawad Javed, M.D.
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• Talya Marie Jeffrey, DO
• James Murray Jeffries III, MD
• Charity Thompson Jeffs, CD(DONA)
• Adam Kyle Jelinek, PA-C
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• Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist in Peoria, IL
• Providers in Peoria, IL by specialty
• Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist in Illinois

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Feb 18, 2025; 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.

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