NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Edwin Kevin Heist, MD PHD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Boston, MA

Edwin Kevin Heist, MD PHD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1255313334, issued on Nov 15, 2005. Check the license (Massachusetts 205118, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; 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
1255313334
Name
Edwin Kevin Heist
Credential
MD PHD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
205118 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
55 Fruit St, Boston, MA 02114
Phone
(617) 726-8514
Enumerated
Nov 15, 2005
Record last updated
Jun 10, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(617) 726-7519
Medicaid ID
2041961 MA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040729000112); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Stanford University School Of Medicine, 1998
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 55 Fruit St

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

  1. Affan Aamir, MD, PHARMD, RPHStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1821890377
  2. Matthew AbadirAnesthesiology Physician1699120550
  3. Taimur AbbasiInternal Medicine Physician1841673522
  4. Megan Abbott, MDAnesthesiology Physician1730839333
  5. Moustafa AbdallaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1952046062
  6. Shadi Abdar Esfahani, MD, MPHDiagnostic Radiology Physician1497137590

Verify Edwin Kevin Heist in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
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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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87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

410 Medicare Part D claims for 131 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.

  1. Edwin Heist410
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis105 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate72 claims
  3. Nadolol25 claims
  4. Multaq20 claims
  5. Xarelto20 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate13 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: $2,741.48

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Biosense Webster, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Edwin Heist$2,741.48
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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. Massachusetts General Physicians Organization IncDanvers, MA

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

Edwin Kevin Heist among 1,080 cardiovascular disease physician records in Massachusetts

Edwin Kevin Heist, MD PHD is one of 1,080 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 75% 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, 83% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2001 among the 698 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

476 cardiovascular disease physician records list a practice address in Boston

They are 476 of the 41,865 NPPES records with a practice address in Boston, and 1,080 cardiovascular disease physician records in Massachusetts.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Anjum Butte, MDBoston, MA 021141104807379
  2. William Carlson, MD PHDBoston, MA 021141669462180
  3. Michael Fifer, MDBoston, MA 021141730170630
  4. Judy Hung, MDBoston, MA 021141003898461
  5. Calum Macrae, MDBoston, MA 021141467442665
  6. James McFarland, MDBoston, MA 021141497745798
  7. Theofanie Mela, MDBoston, MA 021141366423832
  8. Christopher Newton-Cheh, MD MPHBoston, MA 021141366423345

Common questions

What is Edwin Kevin Heist, MD PHD's NPI number?

Edwin Kevin Heist, MD PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255313334, issued on Nov 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Edwin Kevin Heist, MD PHD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 55 Fruit St, Boston, MA, 02114. Phone: (617) 726-8514. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Edwin Kevin Heist, MD PHD's license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 205118, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Edwin Kevin Heist, MD PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Edwin Kevin Heist, MD PHD had 410 Medicare Part D claims for 131 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.