NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Don S. Heacock, M.D.

Specialist · Macon, GA

Don S. Heacock, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Macon, Georgia, and NPI 1447292008, issued on Jun 11, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 037564, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1447292008
Name
Don S. Heacock
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Specialist 174400000X
License number
037564 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
791 Poplar St, Macon, GA 31201
Phone
(478) 755-0800
Enumerated
Jun 11, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 22, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
0000571073A GA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060427000033); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 1987
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 791 Poplar St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Christian Clinard, NPNurse Practitioner1598354565
  2. Jessica LogueFamily Nurse Practitioner1124645981

Verify Don S. Heacock in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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13% more Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024

1,563 Medicare Part D claims for 559 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.

  1. Don Heacock1,563
  2. Specialty average1,380

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium330 claims
  2. Sucralfate230 claims
  3. Omeprazole173 claims
  4. Gavilyte-C132 claims
  5. Linzess123 claims
  6. Dicyclomine Hcl102 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: $438.42

13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Don Heacock$438.42
  2. Specialty average$4,760.79

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

  1. Central Georgia Gastroenterology, LLCMilledgeville, GA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Don S. Heacock among 845 specialist records in Georgia

Don S. Heacock, M.D. is one of 845 specialist records with a practice address in Georgia. 34% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 15% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 44% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 34% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 21% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 1989 among the 175 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 81% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Specialist providers in Georgia

There are 845 specialist records in Georgia.

The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Saghir Ahmed, MDMacon, GA 312011699755009
  2. Muhammad Akbar, M.D.Macon, GA 312011891786299
  3. Charles Buafo, MDMacon, GA 312011154436681
  4. Bruce Burns, M.D.Macon, GA 312011699702811
  5. Kenneth Deaton, M.D.Macon, GA 312011124062187
  6. Obinnaya Emerole, M.D.Macon, GA 312011558314252
  7. Christian Ezekwueche, MDMacon, GA 312011366421372
  8. Lisa Farmer, MDMacon, GA 312011831122357

Common questions

What is Don S. Heacock, M.D.'s NPI number?

Don S. Heacock, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447292008, issued on Jun 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Don S. Heacock, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 791 Poplar St, Macon, GA, 31201. Phone: (478) 755-0800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Don S. Heacock, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 037564, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Don S. Heacock, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Don S. Heacock, M.D. had 1,563 Medicare Part D claims for 559 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.