Dr. F. Richard Heath, MD

Dr. Heath practices at UPMC St. Margaret in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, part of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Dr. Heath's NPI, 1932158532, was assigned on May 9, 2006. Dr. Heath graduated from State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine in 1982. Dr. Heath holds Pennsylvania license MD041690E.

Dr. Heath's primary practice is UPMC St. Margaret, at 815 Freeport Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15215 in Allegheny County. The practice phone is (412) 784-4000.

Dr. Heath's primary practice is UPMC St. Margaret in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, part of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. The medical group on file is University of Pittsburgh Physicians, Department of Radiology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Heath to 1 more hospital and 1 hospital outpatient department, each named with a free account.

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

Emergency medicine is Dr. Heath's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Heath is licensed in Pennsylvania.

CMS data shows 61 Medicare services from Dr. Heath across 2 procedure codes in 2024, for 71 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $7,007 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 71 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Heath in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 24 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 69% have high cholesterol. 18% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.94, 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. Heath's median patient age at 77, with 46% women.

In 2024, Dr. Heath wrote 120 Medicare Part D claims for 86 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 45 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $121 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 28 claims across 2 drugs.

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

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

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Heath in 2022.

CMS Open Payments shows 4 general payments to Dr. Heath from 3 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2021. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Genentech, Inc. paid the most, $118.

Dr. Heath graduated from State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine in 1982.