NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dovber Hecht, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Burbank, CA

Dovber Hecht, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Burbank, California, and NPI 1497311468, issued on May 15, 2019. Check the license (California A176320, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1497311468
Name
Dovber Hecht
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A176320 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
501 S Buena Vista St, Burbank, CA 91505
Phone
(323) 405-9322
Enumerated
May 15, 2019
Record last updated
Jun 20, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220228000216); accepts Medicare assignment
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 501 S Buena Vista St

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

  1. Tracy Acklin, RNCase Management Registered Nurse1770373508
  2. Kristine Adaimy, BSN, RN, PHN, CENEmergency Registered Nurse1205634144
  3. Sergey Akopov, M.D.Neurology Physician1669566147
  4. Hanna Amanuel, LCSW, MPHClinical Social Worker1801443189
  5. Allen Ameri, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1922362425
  6. Jose Avalos, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1982086278

Verify Dovber Hecht in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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21% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

2,503 Medicare Part D claims for 427 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 69 claims were for opioids.

  1. Dovber Hecht2,503
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium174 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate94 claims
  3. Tamsulosin Hcl94 claims
  4. Quetiapine Fumarate91 claims
  5. Pantoprazole Sodium67 claims
  6. Furosemide66 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%98.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. St Joseph Hospitalist Medical Group IncBurbank, CA

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

Dovber Hecht among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Dovber Hecht, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 86% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

64 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Burbank

They are 64 of the 3,375 NPPES records with a practice address in Burbank, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Angela Adelman, M.D.Burbank, CA 915051548262017
  2. Maral Touna Arpi Donabedian, MDBurbank, CA 915051588622906
  3. Eric Feit, M.D.Burbank, CA 915051588654875
  4. Mark Gerard, MDBurbank, CA 915051023036670
  5. Michael Goldberg, M.D.Burbank, CA 915051669402764
  6. Richard Kroop, MDBurbank, CA 915051992735591
  7. Susanna Lansangan, M.D.Burbank, CA 915051780688036
  8. Sharad Patel, M.D.Burbank, CA 915051548236243

Common questions

What is Dovber Hecht, MD's NPI number?

Dovber Hecht, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497311468, issued on May 15, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dovber Hecht, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 501 S Buena Vista St, Burbank, CA, 91505. Phone: (323) 405-9322. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dovber Hecht, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A176320, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Dovber Hecht, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Dovber Hecht, MD had 2,503 Medicare Part D claims for 427 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Dovber Hecht, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.