Dr. Heather Elizabeth Pontasch, MD

Dr. Pontasch practices at The Woodruff Institute in Naples, Florida.

Dr. Pontasch's NPI, 1114242674, was assigned on March 28, 2010. Dr. Pontasch graduated from Carver College of Medicine in 2010. Dr. Pontasch holds Florida license ME126962.

Dr. Pontasch's primary practice is The Woodruff Institute, at 2235 Venetian Ct, Naples, FL 34109 in Collier County. The practice phone is (239) 596-9337.

Dr. Pontasch's primary practice is The Woodruff Institute in Naples, Florida. The medical group on file is AQUA Dermatology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pontasch 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. Pontasch practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Dermatology is Dr. Pontasch's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207N00000X. Dr. Pontasch is board certified in dermatology by the American Board of Dermatology. Dmand AI has Dr. Pontasch's licenses on file in 3 states: Florida, California and Michigan.

Dmand AI lists acne, acute skin infection, benign or precancerous skin growths, cancerous skin growth removal, contact dermatitis, corns and calluses, facial skin infection and hives among the conditions Dr. Pontasch treats.

CMS data shows 11,791 Medicare services from Dr. Pontasch across 28 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,495 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $494,362 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 1,495 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pontasch in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 680 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 68% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 0.97, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Pontasch's median patient age at 73, with 56% women.

In 2024, Dr. Pontasch wrote 1,961 Medicare Part D claims for 657 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,817 of them, across 34 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,422,890 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,732 claims across 31 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Pontasch for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Pontasch accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 3,594 procedures of removal of skin lesions by Dr. Pontasch, more than 99% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

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

Dmand AI links Dr. Pontasch to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Psoriasis and Skin Diseases, Papulosquamous.

CMS Open Payments shows 242 general payments to Dr. Pontasch from 38 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 97% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $803.

Dr. Pontasch graduated from Carver College of Medicine in 2010.

Dr. Pontasch is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.