Blaine Richard Heric, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Clearwater, FL
Blaine Richard Heric, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Clearwater, Florida, and NPI 1912971946, issued on Feb 15, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME73348, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Blaine Richard Heric
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- ME73348 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 455 Pinellas St, Clearwater, FL 33756
- Phone
- (727) 446-2273
- Enumerated
- Feb 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 5, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (727) 441-4966
- Medicaid ID
- 252274880 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100303000497); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Js Weill Medical College, Cornell University, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 455 Pinellas St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jay Amin, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1720077365
- Michael Barry, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1619026770
- Gloria Castenir, PA-CPhysician Assistant1588112155
- Brian Chamberlain, PA-CPhysician Assistant1568437119
- Liberato Chapa, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1831163880
- Kerrie Coffman, ARNPNurse Practitioner1003270448
Verify Blaine Richard Heric in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME73348Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% more Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
117 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Warfarin Sodium23 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate17 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium15 claims
- Mupirocin11 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $296.73
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Baycare Medical Group, Inc.Clearwater, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Blaine Richard Heric among 468 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Florida
Blaine Richard Heric, MD is one of 468 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Florida. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 1995 among the 311 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Florida
There are 468 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Florida.
All 468 in Florida → Every provider in Clearwater → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jeffrey Bott, M.D.Clearwater, FL 337561518963297
- Liberato Chapa, MDClearwater, FL 337561831163880
- Christian Cignoni, M.D.Clearwater, FL 337561285167056
- Michael Kayatta, M.D.Clearwater, FL 337561972893220
- Katelyn Klintworth, APRNClearwater, FL 337561699642389
- John Ofenloch, MDClearwater, FL 337561457325268
- Joshua Rovin, MDClearwater, FL 337561780658054
- Thomas Deal, M.D.Clearwater, FL 337671346510724
Common questions
What is Blaine Richard Heric, MD's NPI number?
Blaine Richard Heric, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912971946, issued on Feb 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Blaine Richard Heric, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 455 Pinellas St, Clearwater, FL, 33756. Phone: (727) 446-2273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Blaine Richard Heric, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME73348, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Blaine Richard Heric, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Blaine Richard Heric, MD had 117 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.