Dr. David M. Heligman, MD

Dr. Heligman practices at Riverwalk Surgery Center - Fort Myers in Fort Myers, Florida.

Dr. Heligman's NPI, 1972504512, was assigned on August 4, 2005. Dr. Heligman graduated from University Of Michigan Medical School in 1982. Dr. Heligman holds Florida license ME0050365.

Dr. Heligman's primary practice is Riverwalk Surgery Center - Fort Myers, at 8350 Riverwalk Park Blvd Suite 4, Fort Myers, FL 33919. The practice phone is (239) 489-4909.

Dr. Heligman's primary practice is Riverwalk Surgery Center - Fort Myers in Fort Myers, Florida. Dr. Heligman is also affiliated with Gulf Coast Medical Center. The medical group on file is Orthopedic Center of Florida. Dmand AI also links Dr. Heligman 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. Heligman practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Heligman's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Heligman is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Heligman's licenses on file in 2 states: Florida and Illinois.

Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, arthritis, broken or dislocated ankle/ or foot, bursitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, enthesopathy in arms, enthesopathy in foot or ankle and fluid in a joint among the conditions Dr. Heligman treats.

CMS data shows 3,402 Medicare services from Dr. Heligman across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 229 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $45,549 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 229 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Heligman in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 101 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 74% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.10, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Heligman's median patient age at 69, with 56% women.

In 2024, Dr. Heligman wrote 116 Medicare Part D claims for 68 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 74 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $561 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 85 claims across 3 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 79 out of 100 for Dr. Heligman for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Heligman accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Heligman. Dr. Heligman has published most often in Clin Orthop Relat Res. Dr. Heligman's most frequent co-author is Steven Gitelis, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 105 general payments to Dr. Heligman from 33 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 96% of the total. Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. paid the most, $372.

Dmand AI lists 3 awards for Dr. Heligman, most recently Gulfshore Life Magazine: Top Doctors in 2014.

Dr. Heligman graduated from University Of Michigan Medical School in 1982.

Dr. Heligman is in network with 8 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Humana. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.