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2026 NPPES data Procedural Dermatology Physician NPI 1952445389 M.D.
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Harold Hefter, M.D.

Procedural Dermatology Physician in Lawrence, New York.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 691 in Procedural Dermatology Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
958
Medicare Part D claims · 328 beneficiaries · Procedural Dermatology Physician avg: 726
Generic prescribing
92%
generic claims · 8% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
0/100
▼ 84 pts below national avg 83.5 · Penalty band
Industry payments
$385.02
17 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
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Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

What the federal data shows

Harold Hefter, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 0/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 958 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

0/100
MIPS score · -83 vs avg
958
Part D claims, 2024
92%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Harold Hefter, M.D.

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1952445389), first enumerated 02/18/2007.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 958 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 0/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Board certification signal

    Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.

    Source: NUCC taxonomy + CMS participation heuristic

  • Reported

    Industry payment transparency

    $385.02 in reported industry payments (17 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.

    Source: CMS Open Payments

  • State context

    State board disciplinary context

    New York statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Harold Hefter, M.D.'s individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.

    Source: NYSBPMC annual report 2023

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1952445389 · Procedural Dermatology Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-NARROW · MIPS-LOW · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1952445389
  • ENUM-MID 2007
  • TAX-NARROW 691
  • MIPS-LOW 0/100
  • RX-LIGHT 958
  • BOOK-THIN 76 in New York
  • PHOTO-FINISH Neda Ashourian · ±0.0

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Harold Hefter, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

0 ≥ 0th percentile 0% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). This entry sits in this band. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Above this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Above this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Above this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Above this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Above this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Above this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Above this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Above this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Harold Hefter, M.D. sits

This provider among procedural dermatology physician peers

Across the 245 procedural dermatology physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Harold Hefter, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 68% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 0% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality0255075100023.146.269.392.4Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, 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0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Harold Hefter, M.D., Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one procedural dermatology physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Harold Hefter, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

✓
Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Harold Hefter, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Harold Hefter, M.D.?

Below national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 02/18/2007

NPI 1952445389

Primary specialty

Procedural Dermatology Physician

Niche

691 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

958 32% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 726

MIPS final score

0/100 83.5 pts vs avg

Penalty band band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in New York

How Procedural Dermatology Physician compares to other specialties among New York providers

New York providers
Student in an Organized Heal…8%Registered Nurse5.2%Clinical Social Worker4.9%Social Worker4.5%Speech-Language Pathologist4.5%Licensed Practical Nurse4.3%Procedural Dermatology Physi…0%
Largest specialties in New York (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Harold Hefter, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Procedural Dermatology Physician national average

Below national average
MIPS Final Score
0/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%0%
MIPS final score (Procedural Dermatology Physician) - 0/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

135 ROCKAWAY TPKE
Lawrence, NY 11559
(516) 371-1600

Provider Details

NPI 1952445389
Specialty Procedural Dermatology Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 02/18/2007

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

0
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
0
Quality

Reporting: Individual

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Harold Hefter, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$385

Largest payer

ABBVIE INC.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context - New York NYSBPMC 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~100K New York medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Harold Hefter, M.D.. To verify Harold Hefter, M.D.'s current license status, search the NYSBPMC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

312
Total board actions, New York 2023
Across 302 cases
3.12
Actions per 1,000 licensees
New York statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
89 cases

NYSBPMC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the New York disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy

Harold Hefter, M.D. - brand share 8.0%
Procedural Dermatology Physician average

8% brand-name claims vs 92% generic, on 958 2024 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

958
Total Claims
$184K
Total Drug Cost
328
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
983.233
Total Day Supply
22,690
Brand vs Generic
8% brand / 92% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$161K
Generic Drug Cost
$23K
Antibiotic Claims
16

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
77.4 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.25
Gender Split
47% female / 53% male

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Harold Hefter, M.D. prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2024
Drug Claims
Mupirocin
 163
Ketoconazole
 150
Fluticasone Propionate
 107
Clobetasol Emollient
Clobetasol Propionate/Emoll
61
Econazole Nitrate
 48
Halobetasol Propionate
 35
Selenium Sulfide
 33
Valacyclovir
Valacyclovir Hcl
33
Mometasone Furoate
 29
Clobetasol Propionate
 26

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

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Procedural Dermatology Physician Overview

How Harold Hefter, M.D. fits within the Procedural Dermatology Physician landscape nationally.

691
Procedural Dermatology Physician Providers in US
49
States with Procedural Dermatology Physician
726
Avg Claims per Provider

Harold Hefter, M.D.'s 958 claims are above the specialty average of 726.

Nationwide Procedural Dermatology Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Hefter, both outside New York so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (0 here).

Neda Ashourian 0 IL Robin Berger 0 UT Danielle Costabile 0 MD Helene Dombrowski 0 MI

Same NPPES enumeration year (2007)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Edwin Hamlin Fresno, CA Paula Lin Fond Du Lac, WI Bette Lazzaro Dover, DE Neda Ashourian Chicago, IL

Nearby Procedural Dermatology Physician Providers in New York

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in New York, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Hefter.

One of 76 Procedural Dermatology Physician providers enrolled in New York, 5 are shown here.

Dr. Amro Abdel Motaal
MD, DO
Glen Cove, NY
Alvin Adler
New York, NY
Dr. Leah Ansell
M.D.
Orangeburg, NY
Dr. Shera Aranoff
M.D.
New York, NY
Dr. Johanna Baeuerle
M.D.
Nyack, NY

Compare Procedural Dermatology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Harold Hefter, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Harold Hefter, M.D. specializes in Procedural Dermatology Physician and practices in Lawrence, New York. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Harold Hefter, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Harold Hefter, M.D. wrote 958 Medicare Part D claims totaling $184K in drug costs for 328 beneficiaries.
What is Harold Hefter, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Harold Hefter, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 0/100 (Quality: 0). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Harold Hefter, M.D. located? ▼
Harold Hefter, M.D. is located at 135 ROCKAWAY TPKE, Lawrence, NY, 11559. Phone: (516) 371-1600.
What is Harold Hefter, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Harold Hefter, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952445389, issued on 02/18/2007.
Does Harold Hefter, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Harold Hefter, M.D.'s prescribing is 8% brand-name and 92% generic drugs by claim count, with $161K in brand drug costs.
How many Procedural Dermatology Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 691 Procedural Dermatology Physician providers across 49 states in the US. The average Procedural Dermatology Physician provider writes 726 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Harold Hefter, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Harold Hefter, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Mupirocin, Ketoconazole, Fluticasone Propionate. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Harold Hefter, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Harold Hefter, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 958 Part D claims and 328 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Harold Hefter, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Harold Hefter, M.D.'s NPI is 1952445389 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.