Dr. Charles David Hechtman, MD, PhD

Dr. Hechtman practices at Northern Light AR Gould Hospital in Presque Isle, Maine, part of Northern Light Health.

Dr. Hechtman's NPI, 1093824930, was assigned on August 30, 2006. Dr. Hechtman graduated from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in 2000. Dr. Hechtman holds Florida license ME97542.

Dr. Hechtman's primary practice is Northern Light AR Gould Hospital, at PO Box 151, Presque Isle, ME 04769 in Aroostook County. The practice phone is (207) 768-4000. Dr. Hechtman also practices at Northern Light AR Gould Hospital, 140 Academy St, Presque Isle, ME 04769.

Dr. Hechtman's primary practice is Northern Light AR Gould Hospital in Presque Isle, Maine, part of Northern Light Health. Dr. Hechtman is also affiliated with Halifax Health Medical Center of Daytona Beach. The medical group on file is Northern Light AR Gould Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hechtman to 1 more medical group, named with a free account. Dr. Hechtman's employer is on file too: a hospital.

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

Radiation oncology is Dr. Hechtman's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2085R0001X. Dr. Hechtman is board certified in radiation oncology by the American Board of Radiology. Dmand AI has Dr. Hechtman's licenses on file in 3 states: Florida, Maine and Illinois.

CMS data shows 164 Medicare services from Dr. Hechtman across 3 procedure codes in 2023, for 24 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $7,888 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 24 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hechtman in 2024. 75% of them have cancer, and 75% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.35, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Hechtman's median patient age at 71, with 39% women.

In 2024, Dr. Hechtman wrote 20 Medicare Part D claims for 12 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. They cover 1 drug, with $1,321 in total drug cost. In 2021, CMS named 140 claims across 5 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 88 out of 100 for Dr. Hechtman for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Hechtman accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Hechtman. Dr. Hechtman's most frequent co-author is Catherine Suchia Wu, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 8 general payments to Dr. Hechtman from 6 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2020. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. paid the most, $34.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Hechtman, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Dr. Hechtman graduated from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in 2000.

Dr. Hechtman is in network with 15 carriers, including Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, 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.