Dr. Christopher Robert Heron, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 242
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 136
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,850
- MIPS score, 2024
- 79
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 1800 E Park Ave, State College, PA 16803
- Practice phone
- Call (814) 231-7000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Mount Nittany Medical Center
State College, Pennsylvania
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Dr. Christopher Robert Heron is a family medicine physician in State College, Pennsylvania
Dr. Heron practices at Mount Nittany Medical Center in State College, Pennsylvania.
Dr. Heron's NPI, 1467748996, was assigned on June 23, 2011. Dr. Heron holds Pennsylvania license MD452635.
- NPI
- 1467748996NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5294954574
- NPI enumeration date
- June 23, 2011
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (814) 231-7000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 41
- Medical school graduation
- 2011
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Christopher Robert Heron practices at Mount Nittany Medical Center in State College, Pennsylvania
Dr. Heron's primary practice is Mount Nittany Medical Center, at 1800 E Park Ave, State College, PA 16803 in Centre County. The practice phone is (814) 231-7000.
- Mount Nittany Medical Center1800 E Park Ave, State College, PA 16803 · Centre CountyPhone(814) 231-7000
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Christopher Robert Heron is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Heron's primary practice is Mount Nittany Medical Center in State College, Pennsylvania. Dr. Heron is also affiliated with Mount Nittany Medical Center. The medical group on file is Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Heron to 1 more hospital, 2 medical groups, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 therapy and rehab clinic, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Christopher Robert Heron's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Heron practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Mount Nittany Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +4 more sites and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Christopher Robert Heron is one of 6,168 family medicine physicians in Pennsylvania
Family medicine is Dr. Heron's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Q00000X. Dr. Heron is licensed in Pennsylvania.
Specialties and state licenses
- Family medicine, PennsylvaniaPrimary
Family medicine physicians near Dr. Heron
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Christopher Robert Heron billed Medicare for 242 services in 2024
CMS data shows 242 Medicare services from Dr. Heron across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 136 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $16,547 for them.
Dr. Heron's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2782024: 18733%
- Other services
- 2023: 122024: 55358%
Where Dr. Heron's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office17070%
- In a facility7230%
Dr. Heron compared with the Pennsylvania median for family medicine physicians, 2024
- Dr. Heron
- Pennsylvania median
- Medicare services
- 242vs 39839% below
- Medicare patients
- 136vs 17422% below
- Part D claims
- 1,416vs 1,3396% above
Medians across 6,220 family medicine physicians in Pennsylvania with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Heron's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Christopher Robert Heron treated 136 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 136 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Heron in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 48 patients. 72% of them have high cholesterol, and 71% have high blood pressure. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.36, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Heron's median patient age at 70, with 54% women.
Dr. Heron's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Heron's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women7051%
- Men6649%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Heron's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol72%
- High blood pressure71%
- Arthritis45%
- Chronic kidney disease30%
- Diabetes30%
- Ischemic heart disease29%
- Anxiety23%
- Atrial fibrillation21%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Heron's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 70
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women54%
- Men46%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Christopher Robert Heron wrote 1,850 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Heron wrote 1,850 Medicare Part D claims for 192 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,416 of them, across 45 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $64,765 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,199 claims across 39 drugs.
Dr. Heron's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,683 claims91%
- Brand-name and other167 claims9%
Dr. Heron's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Heron's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids5%95 of 1,850 claims
- Antibiotics1%22 of 1,850 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1,1992024: 1,41618%
Drugs named by CMS: 45 in 2024, 39 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Christopher Robert Heron scored 79 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 79 out of 100 for Dr. Heron for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Heron accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Heron's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 79of 100Final score
- 56.7of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 75of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Christopher Robert Heron received $1,620 in industry payments from 2018 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 5 general payments to Dr. Heron from 4 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program make up the largest share, 85% of the total. Organon LLC paid the most, $1,375.
General payments to Dr. Heron by program year, 2018 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Heron by kind, 2018 to 2025
- Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$1,37585%
- Food and beverage$24515%
Companies that paid Dr. Heron the most, 2018 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Christopher Robert Heron's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Christopher Robert Heron's NPI number?
Dr. Christopher Robert Heron's NPI number is 1467748996. It was assigned on June 23, 2011, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Christopher Robert Heron?
Dr. Christopher Robert Heron is a family medicine physician in State College, Pennsylvania. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Family Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207Q00000X).
Where does Dr. Christopher Robert Heron practice?
Dr. Heron practices at 1800 E Park Ave, State College, PA 16803. Dr. Heron's primary practice is Mount Nittany Medical Center in State College, Pennsylvania. Dmand AI also links Dr. Heron to 1 hospital, 2 medical groups, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 therapy and rehab clinic.
What is Dr. Christopher Robert Heron's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Heron is (814) 231-7000.
What is Dr. Christopher Robert Heron's medical license number?
Dr. Heron holds Pennsylvania license MD452635.
Which hospitals is Dr. Christopher Robert Heron affiliated with?
Dr. Heron is affiliated with Mount Nittany Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Heron to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Christopher Robert Heron part of?
Dr. Heron is linked to Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Heron to 2 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Christopher Robert Heron accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Heron billed Medicare for 242 services in 2024, and Dr. Heron accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Christopher Robert Heron's MIPS score?
Dr. Heron's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 79 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Christopher Robert Heron see?
CMS counts 136 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Heron in 2024, with an average age of 75.
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What services does Dr. Christopher Robert Heron bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Heron's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), hospital inpatient care (99232) and medicare service (G2211).
What drugs does Dr. Christopher Robert Heron prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Heron's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Levothyroxine Sodium and Metformin HCl.
Has Dr. Christopher Robert Heron received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,620 in general payments to Dr. Heron from 4 companies from 2018 to 2025. The largest total came from Organon LLC.
How long has Dr. Christopher Robert Heron been practicing?
Dr. Heron graduated from medical school in 2011, 15 years ago.
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