Heather L Jeffords , PA-C
Physician Assistant โข Centerville, IA
1208 E Cross St
Centerville, IA 525443501
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Heather Jeffords is listed in NPPES under Physician Assistant.
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NPI assigned on January 17, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 1,542 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99349 โ Residence visit for established patient with moderate level of medical decision making, per day: 463 service units.
- 11721 โ Removal of fingernails or toenails, 6 or more nails: 330 service units.
- 99309 โ Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day: 273 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPTยฎ only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 16 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 178 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Prednisone โ 43 prescription fills, including refills.
- Azithromycin โ 22 prescription fills, including refills.
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa (Albuterol Sulfate) โ 22 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 9 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Iowa (2024, 816 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 298. Middle half: 123 to 703.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 352 in 2022 to 1,542 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2022โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1208 E Cross St
Centerville, IA 525443501
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Metro Geriatric Services. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2002
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
578 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $119,770 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $91,932 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
178 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$1,382 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $124.99 in 2022
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2022.
Years since graduation
24 years (graduated 2002)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2002 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Heather Jeffords has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Heather Jeffords as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Centerville and Iowa
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Iowa (2024, 816 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 298. Middle half: 123 to 703.
Too few clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Centerville have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Iowa (2024, 816 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $19,026. Middle half: $8,646 to $37,827.
Too few clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Centerville have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Iowa (2024, 816 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $13,777. Middle half: $6,384 to $27,709.
Too few clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Centerville have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 60% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Iowa (2024, 934 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 305. Middle half: 94 to 1,210.
Too few clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Centerville have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
A lower Part D drug cost than 60% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Iowa (2024, 934 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $4,784. Middle half: $711 to $109,573.
Too few clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Centerville have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
3 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Centerville, IA (1,525 in Iowa).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 338% from 352 in 2022 to 1,542 in 2024.
- 2022: 352
- 2023: 265
- 2024: 1,542
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 349% from $26,675 in 2022 to $119,770 in 2024.
- 2022: $26,675
- 2023: $19,111
- 2024: $119,770
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 343% from $20,745 in 2022 to $91,932 in 2024.
- 2022: $20,745
- 2023: $13,899
- 2024: $91,932
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 89% from 1,599 in 2015 to 178 in 2024.
- 2015: 1,599
- 2016: 124
- 2022: 317
- 2023: 216
- 2024: 178
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 93% from 2,505 in 2015 to 178 in 2024.
- 2015: 2,505
- 2016: 188
- 2022: 320
- 2023: 217
- 2024: 178
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 98% from $59,530 in 2015 to $1,382 in 2024.
- 2015: $59,530
- 2016: $13,509
- 2022: $7,069
- 2023: $2,588
- 2024: $1,382
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
CMS data for industry payments (Open Payments) are available for 2022 only.
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2022), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2022 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2022): fewer than 11 records totaling $124.99.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $124.99 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2022, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPTยฎ is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2021โ2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service data, 2022โ2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99349
Residence visit for established patient with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes
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463 | 223 | $268.00 | $100.24 |
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11721
Removal of fingernails or toenails, 6 or more nails
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330 | 219 | $65.00 | $34.86 |
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99309
Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes
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273 | 158 | $159.00 | $84.59 |
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11056
Removal of noncancer thickened skin growth, 2-4 growths
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93 | 80 | $100.00 | $63.05 |
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99344
Residence visit for new patient with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 60 minutes
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86 | 85 | $333.00 | $112.50 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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52 | 52 | $250.00 | $99.23 |
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99306
Initial nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, 50 minutes or more
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40 | 39 | $292.00 | $143.39 |
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87804
Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus
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38 | 19 | $38.00 | $16.22 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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32 | 32 | $328.00 | $130.94 |
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87811
Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19)
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26 | 26 | $83.00 | $40.55 |
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11730
Simple separation of fingernail or toenail from nail bed, first nail
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22 | 20 | $256.00 | $89.36 |
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81003
Automated urinalysis test
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21 | 21 | $6.00 | $2.20 |
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G0127
Trimming of dystrophic nails, any number
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20 | 18 | $35.00 | $17.66 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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18 | 18 | $229.00 | $87.00 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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17 | 17 | $180.00 | $71.10 |
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99310
Subsequent nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 45 minutes
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11 | 11 | $237.00 | $120.67 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Prednisone | Prednisone | 43 | 331 | $64.86 | 43 |
| Azithromycin | Azithromycin | 22 | 104 | $64.40 | 21 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 22 | 379 | $370.44 | 22 |
| Amoxicillin | Amoxicillin | 20 | 200 | $80.33 | 20 |
| Doxycycline Monohydrate | Doxycycline Monohydrate | 19 | 184 | $297.06 | 18 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 15 | 150 | $126.77 | 14 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 13 | 367 | $102.19 | โ |
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro | Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst | 13 | 97 | $204.60 | 13 |
| Gentamicin Sulfate | Gentamicin Sulfate | 11 | 78 | $70.85 | โ |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2021-12-28NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X
A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363AM0700X
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
I20070822000860
IA
8921190919
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Metro Geriatric Services
1401 50th St, West Des Moines, IA 502665924
Phone: 5152257132
Metro Geriatric Services
4911 Sw 19th St, Des Moines, IA 503154484
Phone: 5152852559
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Internal Medicine - Geriatric Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Family Nurse Practitioner
Physician Assistant - Medical
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Family Nurse Practitioner
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 1208 E CROSS ST, CENTERVILLE, IA 525443501 (Tel: 3196664224)
Registered at 245 19TH ST SW, ALTOONA, IA 500095806 (Tel: 5153361345)
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: IA 001428)
Registered at 1442 BAILIE LN SW, ALTOONA, IA 500094505 (Tel: 5153361345)
Registered at 1442 BAILIE LN SW, ALTOONA, IA 500094505 (Tel: 5153361345)
Recorded as HEATHER JEFFORDS, PA-C
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: IA 001428)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 6000 UNIVERSITY AVE, WEST DES MOINES, IA 502668203 (Tel: 5152412000)
Registered at 6000 UNIVERSITY AVE, WEST DES MOINES, IA 502668203 (Tel: 5152412000)
Recorded as HEATHER STRAWN, PA-C
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: IA 001428)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Physician Assistants in Centerville
Mailing Address
245 19th St Sw
Altoona, IA 500095806
Phone: 5153361345