Dr. Jason P. Heard, MD

Dr. Heard practices at Shriners Children's Northern California in Sacramento, California, part of Shriners Hospitals for Children.

Dr. Heard's NPI, 1477903086, was assigned on June 14, 2016. Dr. Heard graduated from Carver College of Medicine in 2016. Dr. Heard holds California license 172506.

Dr. Heard's primary practice is Shriners Children's Northern California, at 2425 Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95817 in Sacramento County. The practice phone is (916) 453-2000.

Dr. Heard's primary practice is Shriners Children's Northern California in Sacramento, California, part of Shriners Hospitals for Children. Dr. Heard is also affiliated with UC Davis Medical Center. The medical group on file is UC Davis Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Heard to 1 more medical group, named with a free account.

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

Surgery is Dr. Heard's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Heard is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Heard's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Iowa.

CMS data shows 134 Medicare services from Dr. Heard across 2 procedure codes in 2024, for 63 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $15,153 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 63 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Heard in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 30 patients. 73% of them have high blood pressure, and 67% have high cholesterol. 56% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.60, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Heard's median patient age at 12, with 42% women.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 83 out of 100 for Dr. Heard for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Heard accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

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

Dmand AI links 21 papers to Dr. Heard in 2025. 2025 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Burns, Burn Units and Length of Stay. Dr. Heard has published most often in J Burn Care Res. Dr. Heard's most frequent co-authors are Lucy A. Wibbenmeyer, MD, Kathleen Skipton Romanowski, MD and Soman Sen, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 6 general payments to Dr. Heard from 4 drug and device companies from 2023 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Avita Medical Americas, LLC paid the most, $235.

Dr. Heard graduated from Carver College of Medicine in 2016.

Dr. Heard is in network with 11 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.