Dr. Peter Hedera, MD

Dr. Hedera practices at Jewish Hospital and St Mary's Healthcare - HOPD in Louisville, Kentucky.

Dr. Hedera's NPI, 1518041615, was assigned on October 25, 2006. Dr. Hedera graduated from Comenius University in 1987. Dr. Hedera holds Kentucky license 53689.

Dr. Hedera's primary practice is Jewish Hospital and St Mary's Healthcare - HOPD, at 200 Abraham Flexner Way, Louisville, KY 40202.

Dr. Hedera's primary practice is Jewish Hospital and St Mary's Healthcare - HOPD in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Hedera is also affiliated with UofL Health - Jewish Hospital. The medical group on file is Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hedera to 2 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Hedera practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Neurology is Dr. Hedera's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084N0400X. Dr. Hedera is board certified in clinical genetics and genomics by the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics. Dmand AI has Dr. Hedera's licenses on file in 3 states: Kentucky, Tennessee and Michigan.

Dmand AI lists alzheimer's disease, cerebrovascular disease, epilepsy, essential tremor, fibromyalgia and chronic pain, hereditary polyneuropathy, lower back pain and mobility impairment among the conditions Dr. Hedera treats.

CMS data shows 426 Medicare services from Dr. Hedera across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 224 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $34,117 for them.

CMS counts 224 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hedera in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 94 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 21% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.48, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

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

In 2024, Dr. Hedera wrote 2,124 Medicare Part D claims for 286 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,876 of them, across 44 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,264,253 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,746 claims across 41 drugs.

Dr. Hedera accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Hedera as offering telehealth.

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

Dmand AI links 151 papers to Dr. Hedera, published from 2004 to 2025. 2016 was the busiest year, with 8. The most frequent topics are Pedigree, Parkinson Disease and Spastic Paraplegia, Hereditary. Dr. Hedera has published most often in Neurology. Dr. Hedera's most frequent co-authors are Peter Konrad, MD, PhD, Daniel O. Claassen, MD and John Y. Fang, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Hedera to 2 clinical trials. 1 is still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Huntington Disease, Tremor and Chorea. Open Payments lists research payments to Dr. Hedera that name 1 trial.

CMS Open Payments shows 309 general payments to Dr. Hedera from 23 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 41% of the total. Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $77,361. It also lists 6 research payments totaling $16,529 from 2020 to 2023, naming 1 clinical trial.

Dr. Hedera graduated from Comenius University in 1987. Dr. Hedera is a member of AAN, American College of Medical Genetics and American Neurological Association.

Dr. Hedera is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.