Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Heather Nichole Franz, CNS

Individual provider Nurse Practitioner · NPI 1205242278

Heather Nichole Franz, CNS is registered under Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist (Cns) in Austin, Texas. Qualified in 2014, 12 years ago. Practices with Texas Digestive Disease Consultants, PLLC, a 615-clinician group, works from 2 locations and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Texas.

Years since qualifying
12
Licensed in
TX
In the registry since
2014
Specialties on file
3
What do these letters mean?
CNS — Clinical Nurse Specialist
An advanced practice nurse specialising in a patient population or setting.

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Practice location Address checks out

4544 S Lamar Blvd Ste 620
Austin, TX 78745-1576
Phone: (512) 448-4588
Fax: (512) 445-4511
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Additional practice locations (1)

  • 520 E Euclid Ave, San Antonio, TX 78212-4414 — (210) 271-0606

Specialties & licences

Nurse Practitioner (primary) Taxonomy 363L00000X · Licence AP125960 (TX)
Gastroenterology Physician Taxonomy 207RG0100X · Licence AP125960 (TX)
Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist Taxonomy 364SG0600X · Licence AP125960 (TX)

Record details

NPI number1205242278
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderFemale
Credentials CNS
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedJuly 10, 2014
Last updated in NPPESSeptember 22, 2026
Certification dateSeptember 22, 2026

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyCERTIFIED CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST (CNS)
Medical schoolOTHER
Graduated 2014 (12 years in practice)
Group practice Texas Digestive Disease Consultants, Pllc — 615 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients66
Services billed 75 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age72

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

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Food and Beverage $491 16 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Colleagues at Texas Digestive Disease Consultants, PLLC

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 615 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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