Heather Appelbaum, MD
Obstetrics Physician · Manhasset, NY
Heather Appelbaum, MD is an obstetrics physician with a practice address in Manhasset, New York, and NPI 1548331945, issued on Nov 10, 2006. Check the license (New York 215490, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather Appelbaum
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Obstetrics Physician 207VX0000X
- License number
- 215490 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Women's Com. Health Center, Manhasset, NY 11030
- Phone
- (516) 390-9242
- Enumerated
- Nov 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201124000672); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Emory University School Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Heather Appelbaum in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 215490Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average obstetrics physician in 2024
18 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 218 among the 863 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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): 85.4 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $14.16
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Radius Health, Inc. The 679 providers of this specialty with any payment received $826.19 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group - Specialty Care PCHackensack, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heather Appelbaum among 118 obstetrics physician records in New York
Heather Appelbaum, MD is one of 118 obstetrics physician records with a practice address in New York. 76% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 1999 among the 61 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207VX0000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Obstetrics Physician providers in New York
There are 118 obstetrics physician records in New York.
All 118 in New York → Every provider in Manhasset → Obstetrics Physician nationwide →
The 8 obstetrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Valerie Altmann, MDManhasset, NY 110301306991054
- Kristine Beetham, DOManhasset, NY 110301306378047
- Jordan Pritzker, MDManhasset, NY 110301154385920
- Jill Rabin, MDManhasset, NY 110301780757096
- Ira Berliner, M.D.Great Neck, NY 110211568482685
- Grace Chow, MDGreat Neck, NY 110211285020271
- Alexa Di Maggio, NPNew Hyde Park, NY 110401811815160
- Helen Greco, MDNew Hyde Park, NY 110401821158965
Common questions
What is Heather Appelbaum, MD's NPI number?
Heather Appelbaum, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548331945, issued on Nov 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather Appelbaum, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Women's Com. Health Center, Manhasset, NY, 11030. Phone: (516) 390-9242. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather Appelbaum, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 215490, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Heather Appelbaum, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather Appelbaum, MD had 18 Medicare Part D claims; the average among obstetrics physician prescribers was 218. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Heather Appelbaum, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.4 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.