Derek Heldzinger, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Dalton, GA
Derek Heldzinger, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Dalton, Georgia, and NPI 1336442037, issued on Dec 18, 2010. Check the license (Georgia 65259, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Derek Heldzinger
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 65259 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1504 N Thornton Ave Ste 107, Dalton, GA 30720
- Phone
- (706) 226-1565
- Enumerated
- Dec 18, 2010
- Record last updated
- May 26, 2026
- Fax
- (706) 403-5076
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120427000071); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Derek Heldzinger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 65259Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
703 Medicare Part D claims for 363 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefdinir101 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate44 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim28 claims
- Amoxicillin26 claims
- Paxlovid24 claims
- Azithromycin23 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Utm OF Georgia Physicians LLCDalton, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Derek Heldzinger among 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia
Derek Heldzinger, M.D. 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 2010, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 60% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2005 among the 2,542 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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).
28 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Dalton
They are 28 of the 1,269 NPPES records with a practice address in Dalton, and 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Derek Heldzinger, M.D.'s NPI number?
Derek Heldzinger, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336442037, issued on Dec 18, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Derek Heldzinger, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1504 N Thornton Ave Ste 107, Dalton, GA, 30720. Phone: (706) 226-1565. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Derek Heldzinger, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 65259, 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 Heldzinger, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Derek Heldzinger, M.D. had 703 Medicare Part D claims for 363 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.