Derek J. Heard, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Albany, GA
Derek J. Heard, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Albany, Georgia, and NPI 1215921176, issued on Sep 7, 2005. Check the license (Georgia 049575, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Derek J. Heard
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 049575 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 808 13TH Ave, Albany, GA 31701
- Phone
- (229) 312-7750
- Enumerated
- Sep 7, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 23, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (229) 889-7111
- Medicaid IDs
- 000891195B GA
000891195H GA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050519000276); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Derek J. Heard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 049575Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
12,586 Medicare Part D claims for 610 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 72 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium707 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate551 claims
- Losartan Potassium382 claims
- Farxiga381 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium338 claims
- Gabapentin279 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $907.79
53 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. 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 one group practice
- Phoebe Physician Group IncAmericus, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Derek J. Heard among 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia
Derek J. Heard, MD is one of 3,951 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% 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, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2005 among the 2,542 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 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 207Q00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
57 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Albany
They are 57 of the 1,564 NPPES records with a practice address in Albany, and 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Derek J. Heard, MD's NPI number?
Derek J. Heard, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215921176, issued on Sep 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Derek J. Heard, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 808 13TH Ave, Albany, GA, 31701. Phone: (229) 312-7750. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Derek J. Heard, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 049575, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Derek J. Heard, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Derek J. Heard, MD had 12,586 Medicare Part D claims for 610 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.