NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Aaron Cole Hechtman, D.O.

Surgery Physician · Reading, PA

Aaron Cole Hechtman, D.O. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Reading, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1730574732, issued on Apr 6, 2015. Check the license (Pennsylvania OS021229, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1730574732
Name
Aaron Cole Hechtman
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
OS021229 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1220 Broadcasting RD Ste 100, Reading, PA 19610
Phone
(484) 628-5673
Enumerated
Apr 6, 2015
Record last updated
Dec 20, 2022
Fax
(610) 371-8623
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210728002594); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
At Still Un Of Hlth Sciences, Col Of Osteo Med, Mesa, 2015
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

42 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Aaron Hechtman42
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Omeprazole16 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.2 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score74.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%65.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%97.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

2 hospitals and group practices

  1. Reading HospitalWyomissing, PA · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
  2. Phoenixville Clinic Company LLCLimerick, PA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Aaron Cole Hechtman among 1,867 surgery physician records in Pennsylvania

Aaron Cole Hechtman, D.O. is one of 1,867 surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 66% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 66% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2007 among the 932 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 1,867 surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Samie Alley, M.D.Wyomissing, PA 196101427266204
  2. Thomas Beetel, M.D.Wyomissing, PA 196101265520811
  3. Joseph Cavorsi, MDWyomissing, PA 196101588617534
  4. Joseph Levan, M.D.Wyomissing, PA 196101932128345
  5. Stephan Myers, M.D.Wyomissing, PA 196101225045883
  6. William Sweet, M.D.Wyomissing, PA 196101912245374
  7. Kendra WinterWyomissing, PA 196101710474424
  8. Peter Bamberger, M.D.West Reading, PA 196111588610877

Common questions

What is Aaron Cole Hechtman, D.O.'s NPI number?

Aaron Cole Hechtman, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730574732, issued on Apr 6, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Aaron Cole Hechtman, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1220 Broadcasting RD Ste 100, Reading, PA, 19610. Phone: (484) 628-5673. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Aaron Cole Hechtman, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OS021229, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Aaron Cole Hechtman, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Aaron Cole Hechtman, D.O. had 42 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Aaron Cole Hechtman, D.O.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.