Dr. Heather Anne Player, MD

Dr. Player practices at City of Hope-Santa Clarita in Valencia, California.

Dr. Player's NPI, 1023302973, was assigned on June 7, 2011. Dr. Player graduated from Weill Cornell Medicine in 2011. Dr. Player's California license number on file is A141895.

Dr. Player's primary practice is City of Hope-Santa Clarita, at 23823 Valencia Blvd, Valencia, CA 91355 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (626) 256-4673.

Dr. Player's primary practice is City of Hope-Santa Clarita in Valencia, California. Dr. Player is also affiliated with Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital. The medical group on file is City of Hope. Dmand AI also links Dr. Player to 2 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 other site, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Player practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgical oncology is Dr. Player's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086X0206X. Dr. Player is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Player's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Connecticut.

Dmand AI lists cancerous skin growth removal and mastectomy among the conditions Dr. Player treats.

CMS data shows 355 Medicare services from Dr. Player across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 150 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $44,892 for them.

CMS counts 150 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Player in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 75 patients. 75% of them have cancer, and 75% have high blood pressure. 27% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.31, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Player's median patient age at 66, with 94% women.

In 2024, Dr. Player wrote 91 Medicare Part D claims for 60 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 78 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $257 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 71 claims across 3 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 93 out of 100 for Dr. Player for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Player accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Player as offering telehealth. CMS counts 34 procedures of mastectomy by Dr. Player, more than 89% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Player. Dr. Player's most frequent co-authors are Veronica Christine Jones, MD, Lily Lai, MD and Vikas Satyananda, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 16 general payments to Dr. Player from 6 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 78% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $1,340.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Player.

Dr. Player graduated from Weill Cornell Medicine in 2011. Dr. Player is a member of ACS.

Dr. Player is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.