Dr. William R. Heller, DO

  • Santa Cruz, CA
  • Family medicine physician
NPI1053446237PAC ID3274562475
Medicare services, 2024
4,140
Medicare patients, 2024
247
Part D claims, 2024
522
MIPS score, 2024
23
Insurance carriers
6
Practice address
548 Ocean St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Practice phone
Call (408) 356-1990
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Primary practice

Vibrantcare Outpatient Rehabilitation

Santa Cruz, California

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Dr. William R. Heller is a family medicine physician in Santa Cruz, California

Dr. Heller practices at Vibrantcare Outpatient Rehabilitation in Santa Cruz, California.

Dr. Heller's NPI, 1053446237, was assigned on February 21, 2007. Dr. Heller graduated from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1974. Dr. Heller holds California license 020A38780.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
3274562475
NPI enumeration date
February 21, 2007
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(408) 356-1990
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
80
Medical school graduation
1974

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. William R. Heller practices at Vibrantcare Outpatient Rehabilitation in Santa Cruz, California

Dr. Heller's primary practice is Vibrantcare Outpatient Rehabilitation, at 548 Ocean St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 in Santa Cruz County. The practice phone is (408) 356-1990.

  • Vibrantcare Outpatient Rehabilitation
    548 Ocean St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 · Santa Cruz CountyPhone(408) 356-1990

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. William R. Heller is affiliated with 1 site of care

Dr. Heller's primary practice is Vibrantcare Outpatient Rehabilitation in Santa Cruz, California.

Vibrantcare Outpatient RehabilitationSanta Cruz, CaliforniaPrimary

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. William R. Heller's practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Vibrantcare Outpatient RehabilitationAvailable with a free account

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Dr. William R. Heller is one of 15,680 family medicine physicians in California

Family medicine is Dr. Heller's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Q00000X. Dr. Heller is licensed in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Family medicine, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense 020A38780 · 1975 to 2027 · taxonomy 207Q00000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists deep vein thrombosis (DVT), fibromyalgia and chronic pain, insomnia, joint pain, lower back pain, migraine and chronic headache, neck pain and spine problems and thoracic spine disorders among the conditions Dr. Heller treats.

Family medicine physicians near Dr. Heller

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Dr. William R. Heller billed Medicare for 4,140 services in 2024

CMS data shows 4,140 Medicare services from Dr. Heller across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 247 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $168,358 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 20244,140
Medicare patients247
Paid by Medicare$168,358
Procedure codes4

Dr. Heller's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2,0562024: 2,1243%
Tests and treatments
2023: 1,9402024: 2,0164%

Dr. Heller compared with the California median for family medicine physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Heller
  • California median
Medicare services
4,140vs 24616.8 times
Medicare patients
247vs 1182.1 times
Part D claims
389vs 83353% below

Medians across 15,349 family medicine physicians in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Heller's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. William R. Heller treated 247 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 247 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Heller in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 118 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 62% have high cholesterol. 11% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.80, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Heller's median patient age at 73, with 69% women.

Medicare patients, 2024247
Average age75
Average risk score0.80
Also on Medicaid11%

Dr. Heller's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Heller's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women17571%
  • Men7229%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Heller's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High cholesterol62%
  3. High blood pressure50%
  4. Anxiety23%
  5. Osteoporosis19%
  6. Mood disorders18%
  7. Depression17%
  8. Diabetes17%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Heller's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 73

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women69%
  • Men31%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. William R. Heller wrote 522 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Heller wrote 522 Medicare Part D claims for 75 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 389 of them, across 14 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $5,656 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 443 claims across 14 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024522
Drugs named by CMS14
Total drug cost$5,656
Part D patients75

Dr. Heller's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic516 claims99%
  • Brand-name and other6 claims1%

Dr. Heller's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Heller's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids43%226 of 522 claims
  • Antibiotics6%31 of 522 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 4432024: 38912%

Drugs named by CMS: 14 in 2024, 14 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. William R. Heller scored 23 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 23 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.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Heller's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 23of 100Final score
  • 0of 100Quality
  • 0of 100Improvement Activities
  • 77of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. William R. Heller graduated from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine

Dr. Heller graduated from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1974. Dr. Heller is a member of AOA.

  1. Medical schoolKansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. William R. Heller accepts plans from 6 insurance carriers

Dr. Heller is in network with 6 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • HCSC
  • Regence Health Plans
  • CMS Medicare

Plan types Dr. Heller accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare6
  2. PPO5
  3. HMO2
  4. POS2
  5. EPO1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. William R. Heller's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. William R. Heller's NPI number?

Dr. William R. Heller's NPI number is 1053446237. It was assigned on February 21, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. William R. Heller?

Dr. William R. Heller is a family medicine physician in Santa Cruz, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Family Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207Q00000X).

Where does Dr. William R. Heller practice?

Dr. Heller practices at 548 Ocean St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060. Dr. Heller's primary practice is Vibrantcare Outpatient Rehabilitation in Santa Cruz, California.

What is Dr. William R. Heller's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Heller is (408) 356-1990.

What is Dr. William R. Heller's medical license number?

Dr. Heller holds California license 020A38780.

Does Dr. William R. Heller accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Heller billed Medicare for 4,140 services in 2024, and Dr. Heller accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. William R. Heller's MIPS score?

Dr. Heller's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 23 out of 100, reported individually.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. William R. Heller see?

CMS counts 247 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Heller in 2024, with an average age of 75.

What services does Dr. William R. Heller bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Heller's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99212), medical service (98926) and office visit, new patient (99204).

Where did Dr. William R. Heller go to medical school?

Dr. Heller graduated from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1974.

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What drugs does Dr. William R. Heller prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Heller's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Oxycodone-Acetaminophen and Tramadol HCl.

How long has Dr. William R. Heller been practicing?

Dr. Heller graduated from medical school in 1974, 52 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. William R. Heller accept?

Dr. Heller is in network with 6 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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