Dr. Dominic F. Heffel, MD

Dr. Heffel practices at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, part of Mercy Medical Center.

Dr. Heffel's NPI, 1790707883, was assigned on July 24, 2006. Dr. Heffel graduated from George Washington University School of Medicine in 1994. Dr. Heffel's Texas license number on file is S3819.

Dr. Heffel's primary practice is Mercy Medical Center, at 701 10th Street SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403 in Linn County. The practice phone is (319) 398-6011.

Dr. Heffel's primary practice is Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, part of Mercy Medical Center. The medical group on file is Mercy Cedar Rapids. Dmand AI also links Dr. Heffel to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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

Plastic and reconstructive surgery is Dr. Heffel's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086S0122X. Dr. Heffel is board certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Heffel's licenses on file in 7 states: Texas, California, Colorado, Arizona, Iowa, North Carolina and South Carolina.

Dmand AI lists cancerous skin growth removal among the conditions Dr. Heffel treats.

CMS data shows 24 Medicare services from Dr. Heffel across 2 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 36 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $2,306 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 36 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Heffel in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 16 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.04, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Heffel's median patient age at 64, with 78% women.

In 2024, Dr. Heffel wrote 102 Medicare Part D claims for 33 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 73 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $327 in total drug cost. In 2022, CMS named 15 claims across 1 drug.

Dr. Heffel accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 23 procedures of melanoma (skin cancer) excision by Dr. Heffel, more than 76% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

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

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

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. Heffel. The most frequent topics are Liver, Aspartate Aminotransferases and Cells, Cultured. Dr. Heffel's most frequent co-author is Seth R. Thaller, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 44 general payments to Dr. Heffel from 15 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 91% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $603.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Heffel.

Dr. Heffel graduated from George Washington University School of Medicine in 1994. Dr. Heffel is a member of ACS, ASAPS, ASBS and ASPS.

Dr. Heffel is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.