Cathy Marie Heffner, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Durham, NC
Cathy Marie Heffner, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1598803173, issued on Feb 3, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 2006-1894, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cathy Marie Heffner
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 2006-1894 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2511 Old Cornwallis RD, Durham, NC 27713
- Phone
- (919) 932-5700
- Enumerated
- Feb 3, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 18, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (919) 933-6881
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071009000093); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine, 2003
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cathy Marie Heffner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2006-1894Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
643 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium52 claims
- Eliquis43 claims
- Furosemide24 claims
- Potassium Chloride23 claims
- Allopurinol20 claims
- Clopidogrel18 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Curana Health OF North Carolina PLLCWinston Salem, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cathy Marie Heffner among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Cathy Marie Heffner, M.D. is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 49% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 49% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
162 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Durham
They are 162 of the 13,451 NPPES records with a practice address in Durham, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Cathy Marie Heffner, M.D.'s NPI number?
Cathy Marie Heffner, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598803173, issued on Feb 3, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cathy Marie Heffner, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2511 Old Cornwallis RD, Durham, NC, 27713. Phone: (919) 932-5700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cathy Marie Heffner, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2006-1894, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Cathy Marie Heffner, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cathy Marie Heffner, M.D. had 643 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.