Christopher Robert Heron, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · State College, PA
Christopher Robert Heron, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in State College, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1467748996, issued on Jun 23, 2011. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD452635, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Robert Heron
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD452635 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1850 E Park Ave Ste 207, State College, PA 16803
- Phone
- (814) 235-2480
- Enumerated
- Jun 23, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jun 24, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (814) 235-2482
- Medicaid ID
- 1029592320001 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140918001381); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Robert Heron in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD452635Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,850 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 95 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium181 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium71 claims
- Metformin Hcl64 claims
- Lisinopril61 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate60 claims
- Losartan Potassium59 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): 71.8 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: $62.84
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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 2 group practices
- Keystone Rehabilitation Systems IncState College, PA
- The Milton S Hershey Medical Center Physicians GroupState College, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Robert Heron among 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Christopher Robert Heron, M.D. is one of 7,483 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 2011, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 62% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2005 among the 4,529 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 58% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
62 family medicine physician records list a practice address in State College
They are 62 of the 1,543 NPPES records with a practice address in State College, and 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Christopher Robert Heron, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Robert Heron, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467748996, issued on Jun 23, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Robert Heron, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1850 E Park Ave Ste 207, State College, PA, 16803. Phone: (814) 235-2480. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Robert Heron, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD452635, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Robert Heron, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Robert Heron, M.D. had 1,850 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Robert Heron, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 71.8 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.