Christopher William Dana Heichel, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · San Diego, CA
Christopher William Dana Heichel, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1083667307, issued on May 18, 2006. Check the license (California A75001, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher William Dana Heichel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- A75001 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Ucsd Medical Center, San Diego, CA 92103
- Phone
- (858) 534-6290
- Enumerated
- May 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (858) 822-1849
- Medicaid ID
- 00A750010 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100825000904); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher William Dana Heichel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A75001Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
498 Medicare Part D claims for 141 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate142 claims
- Difluprednate72 claims
- Moxifloxacin56 claims
- Latanoprost39 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol31 claims
- Bromfenac Sodium18 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaLa Jolla, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher William Dana Heichel among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Christopher William Dana Heichel, M.D. is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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- Russell Edwards, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031922003706
- Christopher Girkin, MDSan Diego, CA 921031891730073
Common questions
What is Christopher William Dana Heichel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher William Dana Heichel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083667307, issued on May 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher William Dana Heichel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Ucsd Medical Center, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (858) 534-6290. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher William Dana Heichel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A75001, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher William Dana Heichel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher William Dana Heichel, M.D. had 498 Medicare Part D claims for 141 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher William Dana Heichel, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.