Brian Heist
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program · Pittsburgh, PA
Brian Heist is a student in an organized health care education/training program with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1265540108, issued on Aug 29, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD440047, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Heist
- Primary taxonomy
- Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program 390200000X
- License number
- MD440047 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3459 5TH Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
- Phone
- (412) 692-4889
- Enumerated
- Aug 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 25, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100903000534); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine, 2004
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brian Heist in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license MD440047Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average student in an organized health care education/training program in 2024
3,103 Medicare Part D claims for 254 beneficiaries, against an average of 185 among the 59,748 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 151 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium244 claims
- Lisinopril133 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium116 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate102 claims
- Gabapentin102 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide95 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): 77.5 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $224.77
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 13,278 providers of this specialty with any payment received $608.08 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
- University OF Pittsburgh PhysiciansPittsburgh, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian Heist among 12,792 student in an organized health care education/training program records in Pennsylvania
Brian Heist is one of 12,792 student in an organized health care education/training program records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 33% 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 under 1% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · under 1% of these records are older, over 99% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 33% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 4% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2019 among the 549 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 16% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 390200000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2,922 student in an organized health care education/training program records list a practice address in Pittsburgh
They are 2,922 of the 28,866 NPPES records with a practice address in Pittsburgh, and 12,792 student in an organized health care education/training program records in Pennsylvania.
All 12,792 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Pittsburgh → Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Brian Heist's NPI number?
Brian Heist's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265540108, issued on Aug 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Heist located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3459 5TH Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213. Phone: (412) 692-4889. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Heist's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD440047, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Brian Heist prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Heist had 3,103 Medicare Part D claims for 254 beneficiaries; the average among student in an organized health care education/training program prescribers was 185. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brian Heist's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.5 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.