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Dr. Ron Joseph Hekier, MD, PA
NPI1174573042PAC ID9537062310
- Medicare services, 2024
- 27
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 36
- Publications
- 1
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Industry payments
- $1,109
- Practice address
- 800 East Dawson, Tyler, TX 75701
- Practice phone
- Call (903) 593-8441
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Ron Joseph Hekier is a general surgeon in Tyler, Texas
Dr. Hekier practices at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Tyler in Tyler, Texas, part of CHRISTUS Health.
Dr. Hekier's NPI, 1174573042, was assigned on May 11, 2006. Dr. Hekier graduated from Tufts University School Of Medicine in 1997. Dr. Hekier holds Texas license L6062.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1174573042NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9537062310
- NPI enumeration date
- May 11, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (903) 593-8441
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 55
- Medical school graduation
- 1997
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Ron Joseph Hekier practices at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Tyler in Tyler, Texas
Dr. Hekier's primary practice is CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Tyler, at 800 East Dawson, Tyler, TX 75701 in Smith County. The practice phone is (903) 593-8441.
- CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Tyler800 East Dawson, Tyler, TX 75701 · Smith CountyPhone(903) 593-8441
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Ron Joseph Hekier is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 4 medical groups
Dr. Hekier's primary practice is CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Tyler in Tyler, Texas, part of CHRISTUS Health. Dr. Hekier is also affiliated with Palestine Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hekier to 3 more group practices and clinics and 3 medical groups, each named with a free account.
Palestine Regional Medical CenterCHRISTUS Trinity Clinic3 group practices and clinicsNames with a free account3 medical groupsNames with a free account
See all 9 affiliations for Dr. HekierSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Ron Joseph Hekier's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Hekier practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Tyler | Available with a free account |
| +4 more sites and 3 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Ron Joseph Hekier is one of 1,939 general surgeons in Texas
Surgery is Dr. Hekier's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Hekier is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Hekier's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and Florida.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, TexasPrimary
- Florida license
General surgeons near Dr. Hekier
Counts of general surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
1,939general surgeons in Texas43general surgeons in Tyler10general surgeons at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Tyler
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Ron Joseph Hekier billed Medicare for 27 services in 2024
CMS data shows 27 Medicare services from Dr. Hekier across 2 procedure codes in 2024, for 36 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,357 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Medicare services, 202427
Medicare patients36
Paid by Medicare$1,357
Procedure codes2
Dr. Hekier's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 172024: 2759%
Dr. Hekier compared with the Texas median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Hekier
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 27vs 11877% below
- Medicare patients
- 36vs 9763% below
Medians across 1,674 general surgeons in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Hekier'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. Ron Joseph Hekier treated 36 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 79
CMS counts 36 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hekier in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 18 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.55, 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. Hekier's median patient age at 56, with 54% women.
Medicare patients, 202436
Average age79
Average risk score1.55
Dr. Hekier's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Hekier's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women2364%
- Men1336%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Hekier's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis50%
- Ischemic heart disease50%
- Chronic kidney disease44%
- Atrial fibrillation42%
- Depression39%
- Mood disorders39%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Hekier's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 56
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. Ron Joseph Hekier ranks in the 66th percentile for removal of tissue in Medicare
Dr. Hekier accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 15 procedures of removal of tissue by Dr. Hekier, more than 66% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Hekier ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Removal of tissue
- 66th percentile15 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Ron Joseph Hekier has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Hekier. Dr. Hekier's most frequent co-author is Timothy M. Crombleholme, MD.
Papers1
Dr. Hekier's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Hekier
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Ron Joseph Hekier received $1,109 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 22 general payments to Dr. Hekier from 13 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. KCI USA, Inc. paid the most, $260.
General payments to Dr. Hekier by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Hekier by kind, 2016 to 2025
$1.1Kin total
- Food and beverage$1,10099%
- Education$91%
Companies that paid Dr. Hekier the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Ron Joseph Hekier graduated from Tufts University School Of Medicine
Dr. Hekier graduated from Tufts University School Of Medicine in 1997.
- Medical school
- Board certified in surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Ron Joseph Hekier accepts plans from 23 insurance carriers
Dr. Hekier is in network with 23 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Cigna. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- United Healthcare
- Cigna
- Elevance
- HCSC
- Humana
- Alliant Health Plans
- Aspirus Health Plan
- +15 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Hekier accepts, by number of carriers
- HMO13
- PPO13
- Medicare9
- EPO4
- POS4
- Medicaid2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Ron Joseph Hekier'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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand 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) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Ron Joseph Hekier's NPI number?
Dr. Ron Joseph Hekier's NPI number is 1174573042. It was assigned on May 11, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Ron Joseph Hekier?
Dr. Ron Joseph Hekier is a general surgeon in Tyler, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Ron Joseph Hekier practice?
Dr. Hekier practices at 800 East Dawson, Tyler, TX 75701. Dr. Hekier's primary practice is CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Tyler in Tyler, Texas, part of CHRISTUS Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hekier to 3 group practices and clinics and 3 medical groups.
What is Dr. Ron Joseph Hekier's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Hekier is (903) 593-8441.
What is Dr. Ron Joseph Hekier's medical license number?
Dr. Hekier holds Texas license L6062, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Ron Joseph Hekier been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Hekier in Texas (2003 to 2026) and Florida (2017 to 2019).
Which hospitals is Dr. Ron Joseph Hekier affiliated with?
Dr. Hekier practices at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Tyler in Tyler, Texas. Dr. Hekier is also affiliated with Palestine Regional Medical Center.
What medical group is Dr. Ron Joseph Hekier part of?
Dr. Hekier is linked to CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic. Dmand AI links Dr. Hekier to 3 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Ron Joseph Hekier accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Hekier billed Medicare for 27 services in 2024, and Dr. Hekier accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Ron Joseph Hekier see?
CMS counts 36 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hekier in 2024, with an average age of 79.
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Is Dr. Ron Joseph Hekier board certified?
Yes. Dr. Hekier is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery.
What services does Dr. Ron Joseph Hekier bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Hekier's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99231) and hospital inpatient care (99232).
Where did Dr. Ron Joseph Hekier go to medical school?
Dr. Hekier graduated from Tufts University School Of Medicine in 1997.
Has Dr. Ron Joseph Hekier received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,109 in general payments to Dr. Hekier from 13 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from KCI USA, Inc.
How long has Dr. Ron Joseph Hekier been practicing?
Dr. Hekier graduated from medical school in 1997, 29 years ago.
Does Dr. Ron Joseph Hekier do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Hekier.
Who does Dr. Ron Joseph Hekier publish with?
Dr. Hekier's most frequent co-authors are Timothy M. Crombleholme, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Ron Joseph Hekier accept?
Dr. Hekier is in network with 23 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Cigna. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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