David M. Heligman, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Fort Myers, FL
David M. Heligman, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Fort Myers, Florida, and NPI 1972504512, issued on Aug 4, 2005. Check the license (Florida ME50365, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David M. Heligman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- ME50365 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8350 Riverwalk Park Blvd Ste 1, Fort Myers, FL 33919
- Phone
- (239) 482-2663
- Enumerated
- Aug 4, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 12, 2025
- Fax
- (239) 482-7585
- Medicaid ID
- 49678200 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100218000083); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Michigan Medical School, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8350 Riverwalk Park Blvd Ste 1
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify David M. Heligman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME50365Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
116 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Naproxen31 claims
- Methylprednisolone28 claims
- Celecoxib15 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): 81.9 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: $65.40
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Orthopedic Center OF Florida, IncFort Myers, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David M. Heligman among 1,470 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Florida
David M. Heligman, MD is one of 1,470 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Florida. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 81% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2002 among the 974 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,470 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Florida.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Todd Atkinson, M.D.Ft Myers, FL 339191073585501
- John Berra, DOFort Myers, FL 339191467813675
- Mark Farmer, MDFt Myers, FL 339191821068545
- John Fifer, M.D.Fort Myers, FL 339191912908823
- Robert Follweiler, D.O.Fort Myers, FL 339191033150636
- Eduardo Gomez, MDFort Myers, FL 339191851392369
- Thomas Laporta, MDFt Myers, FL 339191679860191
- George Markovich, MDFort Myers, FL 339191487655999
Common questions
What is David M. Heligman, MD's NPI number?
David M. Heligman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972504512, issued on Aug 4, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David M. Heligman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8350 Riverwalk Park Blvd Ste 1, Fort Myers, FL, 33919. Phone: (239) 482-2663. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David M. Heligman, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME50365, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David M. Heligman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David M. Heligman, MD had 116 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David M. Heligman, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.9 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.