Dr. Michael Merl Heckman, MD

Dr. Heckman practices at Methodist Physician Practices in San Antonio, Texas.

Dr. Heckman's NPI, 1922027507, was assigned on July 18, 2006. Dr. Heckman graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine in 1983. Dr. Heckman holds Texas license G5160.

Dr. Heckman's primary practice is Methodist Physician Practices, at 15727 Anthem Pkwy, San Antonio, TX 78249 in Bexar County. The practice phone is (210) 575-8501.

Dr. Heckman's primary practice is Methodist Physician Practices in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Heckman is also affiliated with Methodist Hospital. The medical group on file is Methodist Healthcare System. Dmand AI also links Dr. Heckman to 1 more hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Heckman's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Heckman is board certified in orthopaedic sports medicine by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Heckman's licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, Alabama and Colorado.

Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, arthritis, bursitis, enthesopathy in arms, fluid in a joint, hand joint or tendon inflammation, joint pain and knee arthroscopy among the conditions Dr. Heckman treats.

CMS data shows 2,404 Medicare services from Dr. Heckman across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 187 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $76,330 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 187 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Heckman in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 111 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 0.86, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Heckman's median patient age at 67, with 53% women.

In 2024, Dr. Heckman wrote 298 Medicare Part D claims for 112 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 268 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,798 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 236 claims across 6 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 98 out of 100 for Dr. Heckman for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Heckman accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 15 procedures of upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Heckman, more than 55% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

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

Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 9 papers to Dr. Heckman. The most frequent topics are Anterior Cruciate Ligament, Compartment Syndromes and Food Analysis. Dr. Heckman has published most often in J Assoc Off Anal Chem. Dr. Heckman's most frequent co-authors are Ralph John Curtis, MD and Michael A. Wirth, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 27 general payments to Dr. Heckman from 14 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 71% of the total. Anika Therapeutics, Inc. paid the most, $9,045.

Dr. Heckman graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine in 1983.

Dr. Heckman is in network with 23 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.