Christopher F. Heck, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Duluth, MN
Christopher F. Heck, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Duluth, Minnesota, and NPI 1699726752, issued on May 13, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 39341, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher F. Heck
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 39341 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 400 East Third Street, Duluth, MN 55805
- Phone
- (218) 786-3900
- Enumerated
- May 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 15, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (218) 722-1827
- Medicaid ID
- 154723200 MN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090120000696); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Mayo Medical School, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher F. Heck in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 39341Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $157.88
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Heron Therapeutics, Inc. 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
- St Marys Medical CenterDuluth, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher F. Heck among 163 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Minnesota
Christopher F. Heck, MD is one of 163 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 71% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 74% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2008 among the 91 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 42% 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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota
There are 163 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Minnesota.
All 163 in Minnesota → Every provider in Duluth → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Arzouman, M.D.Duluth, MN 558051972505667
- Ryan Clark, M.D.Duluth, MN 558051689061822
- Frazier Eales, MDDuluth, MN 558051881658532
- James Miller, MDDuluth, MN 558051346300019
- Hebroon ObaidDuluth, MN 558051447660204
- Junewai Reoma, M.D.Duluth, MN 558051285753111
- John StreitzDuluth, MN 558051366461725
- Neal VanstromDuluth, MN 558051265622401
Common questions
What is Christopher F. Heck, MD's NPI number?
Christopher F. Heck, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699726752, issued on May 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher F. Heck, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 East Third Street, Duluth, MN, 55805. Phone: (218) 786-3900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher F. Heck, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 39341, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.