Dr. Sheryl Heron, MD

  • Atlanta, GA
  • Emergency medicine physician
NPI1326073651PAC ID8123910601
Medicare services, 2024
22
Medicare patients, 2024
40
Part D claims, 2024
39
Publications
34
MIPS score, 2024
93
Practice address
80 Jesse Hill, Jr Drive SE, Atlanta, GA 30303
Practice phone
Call (404) 616-1000
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Primary practice

Grady Memorial Hospital

Hospital · Atlanta, Georgia

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Dr. Sheryl Heron is an emergency medicine physician in Atlanta, Georgia

Dr. Heron practices at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, part of The Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority.

Dr. Heron's NPI, 1326073651, was assigned on July 12, 2006. Dr. Heron graduated from Howard University College of Medicine in 1993. Dr. Heron holds Georgia license 41848.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8123910601
NPI enumeration date
July 12, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(404) 616-1000
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
59
Medical school graduation
1993

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

Dr. Sheryl Heron practices at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia

Dr. Heron's primary practice is Grady Memorial Hospital, at 80 Jesse Hill, Jr Drive SE, Atlanta, GA 30303 in Fulton County. The practice phone is (404) 616-1000.

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Dr. Sheryl Heron is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Heron's primary practice is Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, part of The Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority. The medical group on file is Emory Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Heron to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Sheryl Heron's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Heron practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Grady Memorial HospitalAvailable with a free account
+2 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Sheryl Heron is one of 1,629 emergency medicine physicians in Georgia

Emergency medicine is Dr. Heron's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Heron's licenses on file in 2 states: Georgia and New York.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Emergency medicine, GeorgiaPrimaryLicense 41848 · taxonomy 207P00000X
  • New York licenseLicense 226703

Emergency medicine physicians near Dr. Heron

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Dr. Sheryl Heron billed Medicare for 22 services in 2024

CMS data shows 22 Medicare services from Dr. Heron across 1 procedure code in 2024, for 40 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $2,688 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 202422
Medicare patients40
Paid by Medicare$2,688
Procedure codes1

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 282024: 2221%

Dr. Heron compared with the Georgia median for emergency medicine physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Heron
  • Georgia median
Medicare services
22vs 29192% below
Medicare patients
40vs 26185% below

Medians across 1,545 emergency medicine physicians in Georgia with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Heron'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. Sheryl Heron treated 40 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 70

CMS counts 40 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Heron in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 21 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 63% have high cholesterol. 73% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.77, 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. Heron's median patient age at 67, with 54% women.

Medicare patients, 202440
Average age70
Average risk score2.77
Also on Medicaid73%

Dr. Heron's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Heron's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women1640%
  • Men2460%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol63%
  3. Diabetes53%
  4. Chronic kidney disease50%
  5. Arthritis45%
  6. Mood disorders43%
  7. Heart failure40%
  8. Tobacco use40%

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

Dr. Heron's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 67

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women54%
  • Men43%

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

Dr. Sheryl Heron wrote 39 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Heron wrote 39 Medicare Part D claims for 14 patients. 74% of them were for generic drugs.

Part D claims, 202439
Part D patients14

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

  • Generic29 claims74%
  • Brand-name and other10 claims26%

Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Sheryl Heron scored 93 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 93 out of 100 for Dr. Heron for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Heron accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Heron's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 93of 100Final score
  • 73.7of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 75of 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. Sheryl Heron has 34 publications on record

Dmand AI links 34 papers to Dr. Heron, published from 2011 to 2022. 2020 was the busiest year, with 6. The most frequent topics are Emergency Medicine, Internship and Residency and Curriculum. Dr. Heron has published most often in Acad Emerg Med. Dr. Heron's most frequent co-authors are Joel Lee Moll, MD, Ava Edwana Pierce, MD and Nicole Martin Franks, MD.

Papers34
Years published2011 to 2022

Dr. Heron's papers by year, 2011 to 2022

Topics Dr. Heron writes about most

  • Emergency Medicine
  • Internship and Residency
  • Curriculum
  • Emergency Service, Hospital
  • Racism
  • Faculty, Medical
  • Students, Medical
  • Clinical Competence

Dr. Heron's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Heron

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Sheryl Heron received $81 in industry payments from 2022 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 3 general payments to Dr. Heron from 3 drug and device companies from 2022 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Celgene Corporation paid the most, $48.

General payments to Dr. Heron by program year, 2022 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Heron the most, 2022 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Sheryl Heron graduated from Howard University College of Medicine

Dr. Heron graduated from Howard University College of Medicine in 1993.

  1. Medical schoolHoward University College of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Sheryl Heron'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 phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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 (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)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Sheryl Heron's NPI number?

Dr. Sheryl Heron's NPI number is 1326073651. It was assigned on July 12, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Sheryl Heron?

Dr. Sheryl Heron is an emergency medicine physician in Atlanta, Georgia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Emergency Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207P00000X).

Where does Dr. Sheryl Heron practice?

Dr. Heron practices at 80 Jesse Hill, Jr Drive SE, Atlanta, GA 30303. Dr. Heron's primary practice is Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, part of The Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority. Dmand AI also links Dr. Heron to 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Sheryl Heron's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Heron is (404) 616-1000.

What is Dr. Sheryl Heron's medical license number?

Dr. Heron holds Georgia license 41848, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Sheryl Heron been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Heron in Georgia and New York.

Which hospitals is Dr. Sheryl Heron affiliated with?

Dr. Heron practices at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia.

What medical group is Dr. Sheryl Heron part of?

Dr. Heron is linked to Emory Clinic. Dmand AI links Dr. Heron to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Sheryl Heron accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Heron billed Medicare for 22 services in 2024, and Dr. Heron accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Sheryl Heron's MIPS score?

Dr. Heron's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 93 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Sheryl Heron see?

CMS counts 40 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Heron in 2024, with an average age of 70.

What services does Dr. Sheryl Heron bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Heron's most billed Medicare services were emergency department visit (99285).

Where did Dr. Sheryl Heron go to medical school?

Dr. Heron graduated from Howard University College of Medicine in 1993.

Has Dr. Sheryl Heron received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $81 in general payments to Dr. Heron from 3 companies from 2022 to 2025. The largest total came from Celgene Corporation.

How long has Dr. Sheryl Heron been practicing?

Dr. Heron graduated from medical school in 1993, 33 years ago.

Does Dr. Sheryl Heron do research?

Dmand AI links 34 publications to Dr. Heron, published from 2011 to 2022.

Who does Dr. Sheryl Heron publish with?

Dr. Heron's most frequent co-authors are Joel Lee Moll, MD (6 shared papers), Ava Edwana Pierce, MD (5 shared papers) and Nicole Martin Franks, MD (4 shared papers).

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