Dr. Dwight Earl Heron, MD

Dr. Heron practices at Southwoods Physician Services in Youngstown, Ohio.

Dr. Heron's NPI, 1578536397, was assigned on February 10, 2006. Dr. Heron graduated from University of Rochester Medical Center in 1995. Dr. Heron holds Ohio license 35.740361.

Dr. Heron's primary practice is Southwoods Physician Services, at 6262 Mahoning Ave, Youngstown, OH 44515 in Mahoning County. The practice phone is (330) 965-4540.

Dr. Heron's primary practice is Southwoods Physician Services in Youngstown, Ohio. Dr. Heron is also affiliated with Mercy Health - St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. The medical group on file is Southwoods Physician Services. Dmand AI also links Dr. Heron to 2 more hospitals and 5 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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

Radiation oncology is Dr. Heron's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2085R0001X. Dr. Heron is board certified in radiation oncology by the American Board of Radiology. Dmand AI has Dr. Heron's licenses on file in 6 states: Ohio, Florida, New York, California, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

Dmand AI lists bone cancer radiation, brain cancer radiation, brain tumor radiation, breast cancer radiation, head & neck cancer radiation, lung cancer radiation, lymphoma radiation and prostate cancer radiation among the conditions Dr. Heron treats.

CMS data shows 1,895 Medicare services from Dr. Heron across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 122 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $223,048 for them.

CMS counts 122 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Heron in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 68 patients. 75% of them have cancer, and 75% have high blood pressure. 11% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.46, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Heron's median patient age at 73, with 31% women.

In 2024, Dr. Heron wrote 44 Medicare Part D claims for 31 patients. 95% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 11 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $53 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 38 claims across 2 drugs.

Dr. Heron accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

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

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 221 papers to Dr. Heron, published from 2006 to 2025. 2017 was the busiest year, with 27. The most frequent topics are Radiosurgery, Head and Neck Neoplasms and Carcinoma, Squamous Cell. Dr. Heron has published most often in Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. Dr. Heron's most frequent co-authors are Sushil Beriwal, MD, Steven A. Burton, MD and Jean-Claude Muganwa Rwigema, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Heron to 22 clinical trials, 6 of them phase 2 studies. 4 are still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Radiation Injuries, Snyder Robinson syndrome and Adenocarcinoma Of Esophagus. Steven Burton sponsors the most, 4.

CMS Open Payments shows 52 general payments to Dr. Heron from 11 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 41% of the total. Accuray Incorporated paid the most, $15,370.

Dmand AI lists 10 awards for Dr. Heron, most recently Fellow American Society of Radiation Oncology (FASTRO) in 2023.

Dr. Heron graduated from University of Rochester Medical Center in 1995. Dr. Heron is a member of AOA, ACPE, ACRO, ACR, AMA and ASTRO.

Dr. Heron is in network with 23 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.