Dr. Misha Max Heller, MD

Dr. Heller practices at Heller Dermatology & Aesthetic Surgery in Long Beach, California.

Dr. Heller's NPI, 1568717221, was assigned on July 19, 2012. Dr. Heller graduated from Keck School of Medicine of USC in 2012. Dr. Heller holds California license A143569.

Dr. Heller's primary practice is Heller Dermatology & Aesthetic Surgery, at 1760 Termino Ave, Long Beach, CA 90804 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (562) 498-2459.

Dr. Heller's primary practice is Heller Dermatology & Aesthetic Surgery in Long Beach, California. The medical group on file is Heller Dermatology & Aesthetic Surgery. Dmand AI also links Dr. Heller to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Heller practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Dermatology is Dr. Heller's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207N00000X. Dr. Heller is board certified in dermatology by the American Board of Dermatology. Dr. Heller is licensed in California.

Dmand AI lists acne, acute skin infection, benign or precancerous skin growths, cold sores or genital herpes, contact dermatitis, corns and calluses, facial skin infection and hives among the conditions Dr. Heller treats.

CMS data shows 4,374 Medicare services from Dr. Heller across 22 procedure codes in 2024, for 545 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $322,550 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 545 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Heller in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 254 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 66% have high blood pressure. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.12, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Heller's median patient age at 48, with 66% women.

In 2024, Dr. Heller wrote 1,708 Medicare Part D claims for 463 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,579 of them, across 24 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $111,107 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,278 claims across 20 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 90 out of 100 for Dr. Heller for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Heller accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 618 procedures of skin biopsy by Dr. Heller, more than 97% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 27 papers to Dr. Heller, published from 2011 to 2013. 2013 was the busiest year, with 5. The most frequent topics are Psoriasis, Dermatologic Agents and Lactation. Dr. Heller has published most often in J Dermatolog Treat. Dr. Heller's most frequent co-authors are John Y.m. Koo, MD, Jenny Eileen Murase, MD and Faranak Kamangar, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 435 general payments to Dr. Heller from 33 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 98% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $2,487.

Dr. Heller graduated from Keck School of Medicine of USC in 2012.

Dr. Heller is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.