Dr. Heather L. Gornik, MD

Dr. Gornik practices at University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center in Beachwood, Ohio, part of University Hospitals Health System.

Dr. Gornik's NPI, 1316030802, was assigned on October 2, 2006. Dr. Gornik graduated from University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine in 1997. Dr. Gornik holds Ohio license 35086509.

Dr. Gornik's primary practice is University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center, at 3999 Richmond Road, Beachwood, OH 44122 in Cuyahoga County. The practice phone is (216) 593-5511.

Dr. Gornik's primary practice is University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center in Beachwood, Ohio, part of University Hospitals Health System. Dr. Gornik is also affiliated with University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. The medical group on file is University Hospitals Medical Practices. Dmand AI also links Dr. Gornik to 3 more hospitals and 2 hospital outpatient departments, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Gornik practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Gornik's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Gornik is licensed in Ohio.

CMS data shows 1,084 Medicare services from Dr. Gornik across 19 procedure codes in 2024, for 824 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $36,788 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 824 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Gornik in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 374 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.81, 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. Gornik's median patient age at 73, with 53% women.

In 2024, Dr. Gornik wrote 1,094 Medicare Part D claims for 198 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 960 of them, across 17 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $192,136 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 827 claims across 18 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 81 out of 100 for Dr. Gornik for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Gornik accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Gornik as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 24 papers to Dr. Gornik, published from 2021 to 2025. 2021 was the busiest year, with 5. The most frequent topics are Fibromuscular Dysplasia, Peripheral Arterial Disease and Vascular Diseases. Dr. Gornik has published most often in Vasc Med. Dr. Gornik's most frequent co-authors are Stanislav Henkin, MD, Connie Ng Hess, MD and Herbert David Aronow, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 6 general payments to Dr. Gornik from 5 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Grants make up the largest share, 95% of the total. Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies paid the most, $2,778.

Dr. Gornik graduated from University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine in 1997.