Clifford Sander Hecht, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Portsmouth, VA
Clifford Sander Hecht, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Portsmouth, Virginia, and NPI 1922457217, issued on Jun 7, 2016. Check the license (Virginia 0101281864, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Clifford Sander Hecht
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 0101281864 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1040 University Blvd Ste 205, Portsmouth, VA 23703
- Phone
- (757) 484-5900
- Enumerated
- Jun 7, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jul 30, 2024
- Fax
- (757) 483-6671
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240718002812); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loyola University Of Chicago, Stritch School Of Medicine, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1040 University Blvd Ste 205
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Christopher Simone, DOPulmonary Disease Physician1801387683
- Jennifer Torraco, PAPhysician Assistant1154190924
Verify Clifford Sander Hecht in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101281864Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
310 Medicare Part D claims for 127 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 53% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta52 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa44 claims
- Spiriva Respimat28 claims
- Azithromycin27 claims
- Prednisone21 claims
- Fluticasone-Salmeterol15 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $182.38
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Bon Secours Medical Group Hampton Roads Specialty Care LLCPortsmouth, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Clifford Sander Hecht among 386 pulmonary disease physician records in Virginia
Clifford Sander Hecht, M.D. is one of 386 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 88% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2002 among the 252 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Virginia
There are 386 pulmonary disease physician records in Virginia.
All 386 in Virginia → Every provider in Portsmouth → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christopher Simone, DOPortsmouth, VA 237031801387683
- Erran Briggs, MDPortsmouth, VA 237081972001667
- Robert Callaway, MDPortsmouth, VA 237081164587044
- Tyler Church, D.O.Portsmouth, VA 237081023464591
- Barton Gumpert, M.D.Portsmouth, VA 237081487634903
- Dermot Killian, MDPortsmouth, VA 237081215004718
- Michael Luca, D.O.Portsmouth, VA 237081720344534
- Nam Ly, M.D.Portsmouth, VA 237081780655837
Common questions
What is Clifford Sander Hecht, M.D.'s NPI number?
Clifford Sander Hecht, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922457217, issued on Jun 7, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Clifford Sander Hecht, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1040 University Blvd Ste 205, Portsmouth, VA, 23703. Phone: (757) 484-5900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Clifford Sander Hecht, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101281864, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Clifford Sander Hecht, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Clifford Sander Hecht, M.D. had 310 Medicare Part D claims for 127 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Clifford Sander Hecht, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.1 of 100. 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.