Dr. Declan F. Hegarty, MD

Dr. Hegarty practices at Merit Health River Region in Vicksburg, Mississippi, part of Community Health Systems.

Dr. Hegarty's NPI, 1477526945, was assigned on February 7, 2006. Dr. Hegarty holds Mississippi license 25465.

Dr. Hegarty's primary practice is Merit Health River Region, at 2100 Hwy 61 N, Vicksburg, MS 39183 in Warren County. The practice phone is (601) 883-5000.

Dr. Hegarty's primary practice is Merit Health River Region in Vicksburg, Mississippi, part of Community Health Systems. The medical group on file is River Region Health System. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hegarty to 2 more medical groups, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

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

Surgery is Dr. Hegarty's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Hegarty's licenses on file in 2 states: Mississippi and Florida.

CMS data shows 426 Medicare services from Dr. Hegarty across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 208 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $25,495 for them.

CMS counts 208 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hegarty in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 89 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 35% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.41, 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. Hegarty's median patient age at 66, with 54% women.

In 2024, Dr. Hegarty wrote 122 Medicare Part D claims for 68 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 72 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,012 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 88 claims across 3 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 88 out of 100 for Dr. Hegarty for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Hegarty accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 29 procedures of removal of tissue by Dr. Hegarty, more than 73% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

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

Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

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

CMS Open Payments shows 30 general payments to Dr. Hegarty from 13 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Honoraria make up the largest share, 82% of the total. Davol Inc. paid the most, $3,219.