Michael J. Heiferman

  • Chicago, IL
  • Ophthalmologist
NPI1336538982PAC ID3072815844
Medicare services, 2024
1,418
Medicare patients, 2024
319
Part D claims, 2024
130
Publications
36
MIPS score, 2024
93
Practice address
1740 West Taylor St Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60612
Practice phone
Call (312) 996-3900
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Primary practice

University of Illinois Hospital

Hospital · Chicago, Illinois

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Michael J. Heiferman is an ophthalmologist in Chicago, Illinois

Michael Heiferman practices at University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, part of University of Illinois System.

Michael Heiferman's NPI, 1336538982, was assigned on January 21, 2015. Michael Heiferman graduated from Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School in 2015. Michael Heiferman holds Illinois license 036148489.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
3072815844
NPI enumeration date
January 21, 2015
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(312) 996-3900
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
37
Medical school graduation
2015

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

Michael J. Heiferman practices at University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago, Illinois

Michael Heiferman's primary practice is University of Illinois Hospital, at 1740 West Taylor St Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60612 in Cook County. The practice phone is (312) 996-3900.

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Michael J. Heiferman is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Michael Heiferman's primary practice is University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, part of University of Illinois System. The medical group on file is University of Illinois Physicians Group (UIPG). Dmand AI also links Michael Heiferman to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Michael J. Heiferman's practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
University of Illinois HospitalAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

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Michael J. Heiferman is one of 692 ophthalmologists in Illinois

Ophthalmology is Michael Heiferman's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dmand AI has Michael Heiferman's licenses on file in 2 states: Illinois and California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Ophthalmology, IllinoisPrimaryLicense 036148489 · taxonomy 207W00000X
  • California licenseLicense A173126

Ophthalmologists near Michael Heiferman

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Michael J. Heiferman billed Medicare for 1,418 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,418 Medicare services from Michael Heiferman across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 319 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $61,924 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 20241,418
Medicare patients319
Paid by Medicare$61,924
Procedure codes9

Michael Heiferman's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 2982024: 53981%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2502024: 502101%
Other services
2023: 02024: 166
Surgery
2023: 722024: 149107%
Imaging
2023: 342024: 6282%

Michael Heiferman compared with the Illinois median for ophthalmologists, 2024

  • Michael Heiferman
  • Illinois median
Medicare services
1,418vs 1,5448% below
Medicare patients
319vs 57745% below
Part D claims
71vs 58288% below

Medians across 710 ophthalmologists in Illinois with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Michael Heiferman's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Michael J. Heiferman treated 319 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71

CMS counts 319 Medicare patients who saw Michael Heiferman in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 142 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 70% have high cholesterol. 46% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.08, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Michael Heiferman's median patient age at 70, with 53% women.

Medicare patients, 2024319
Average age71
Average risk score2.08
Also on Medicaid46%

Michael Heiferman's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Michael Heiferman's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women17154%
  • Men14846%

Chronic conditions among Michael Heiferman's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol70%
  3. Diabetes57%
  4. Arthritis42%
  5. Chronic kidney disease38%
  6. Ischemic heart disease29%
  7. Heart failure24%
  8. Mood disorders18%

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

Michael Heiferman's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 70

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women53%
  • Men46%

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

Michael J. Heiferman wrote 130 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Michael Heiferman wrote 130 Medicare Part D claims for 41 patients. 61% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 71 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,775 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 59 claims across 3 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024130
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$1,775
Part D patients41

Michael Heiferman's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic79 claims61%
  • Brand-name51 claims39%

Michael Heiferman's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 592024: 7120%

Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 3 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Michael J. Heiferman 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 Michael Heiferman for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Michael Heiferman accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Michael Heiferman's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 93of 100Final score
  • 73.5of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 71of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Cataract surgery: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Michael J. Heiferman has 36 publications on record

Dmand AI links 36 papers to Michael Heiferman, published from 2010 to 2025. 2024 was the busiest year, with 9. The most frequent topics are Melanoma, Tomography, Optical Coherence and Uveal Melanoma. Michael Heiferman has published most often in Biomed Opt Express. Michael Heiferman's most frequent co-authors are David Jason Bentrem, MD, Jennifer I. Lim, MD and Amani Fawzi, MD.

Papers36
Years published2010 to 2025

Michael Heiferman's papers by year, 2010 to 2025

Topics Michael Heiferman writes about most

  • Melanoma
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence
  • Uveal Melanoma
  • Uveal Neoplasms
  • Choroid
  • Choroid Neoplasms
  • Deep Learning
  • Retinal Vessels

Michael Heiferman's most frequent co-authors

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

Michael J. Heiferman received $9,218 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 58 general payments to Michael Heiferman from 16 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 60% of the total. Immunocore Limited paid the most, $3,061.

General payments to Michael Heiferman by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Michael Heiferman by kind, 2016 to 2025

$9.2Kin total
  • Food and beverage$5,53260%
  • Honoraria$2,88031%
  • Travel and lodging$7108%
  • Education$951%

Companies that paid Michael Heiferman the most, 2016 to 2025

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

Michael J. Heiferman graduated from Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School

Michael Heiferman graduated from Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School in 2015.

  1. Medical schoolNorthwestern University Feinberg Medical School

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Sources for Michael J. Heiferman'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 and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (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 Michael J. Heiferman's NPI number?

Michael J. Heiferman's NPI number is 1336538982. It was assigned on January 21, 2015, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Michael J. Heiferman specialize in?

Michael J. Heiferman is an ophthalmologist in Chicago, Illinois. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).

Where does Michael J. Heiferman practice?

Michael Heiferman practices at 1740 West Taylor St Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60612. Michael Heiferman's primary practice is University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, part of University of Illinois System. Dmand AI also links Michael Heiferman to 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Michael J. Heiferman's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Michael Heiferman is (312) 996-3900.

What is Michael J. Heiferman's medical license number?

Michael Heiferman holds Illinois license 036148489, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Michael J. Heiferman been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Michael Heiferman in Illinois and California.

Which hospitals is Michael J. Heiferman affiliated with?

Michael Heiferman practices at University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago, Illinois.

What medical group is Michael J. Heiferman part of?

Michael Heiferman is linked to University of Illinois Physicians Group (UIPG).

Does Michael J. Heiferman accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Michael Heiferman billed Medicare for 1,418 services in 2024, and Michael Heiferman accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Michael J. Heiferman's MIPS score?

Michael Heiferman'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 Michael J. Heiferman see?

CMS counts 319 Medicare patients who saw Michael Heiferman in 2024, with an average age of 71.

What services does Michael J. Heiferman bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Michael Heiferman's most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92134), office visit, established patient (99214) and medicare service (G2211).

Where did Michael J. Heiferman go to medical school?

Michael Heiferman graduated from Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School in 2015.

What drugs does Michael J. Heiferman prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Michael Heiferman's most prescribed drugs by claims were Prednisolone Acetate and Ketorolac Tromethamine.

Has Michael J. Heiferman received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $9,218 in general payments to Michael Heiferman from 16 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Immunocore Limited.

How long has Michael J. Heiferman been practicing?

Michael Heiferman graduated from medical school in 2015, 11 years ago.

Does Michael J. Heiferman do research?

Dmand AI links 36 publications to Michael Heiferman, published from 2010 to 2025.

Who does Michael J. Heiferman publish with?

Michael Heiferman's most frequent co-authors are David Jason Bentrem, MD (6 shared papers), Jennifer I. Lim, MD (4 shared papers) and Amani Fawzi, MD (3 shared papers).

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