NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Heather L. Briggs, MD

Hospitalist Physician · San Antonio, TX

Heather L. Briggs, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1831379528, issued on Nov 9, 2007. Check the license (Texas N4960, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1831379528
Name
Heather L. Briggs
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
N4960 TX
DR.0066764 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4502 Medical Dr, San Antonio, TX 78229
Phone
(210) 358-2015
Enumerated
Nov 9, 2007
Record last updated
Jun 23, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220706002925); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Texas A & M University System, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2007
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 4502 Medical Dr

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

  1. Aaron Abarbanell, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1245497809
  2. Ayham AbdelAnesthesiology Physician1467147496
  3. Ali Abedi, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1346566312
  4. Jordan Abel, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1417273301
  5. Aesha Aboueisha, MDHospitalist Physician1225527815
  6. Seena Abraham, MDFamily Medicine Physician1306338561

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

31 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Heather Briggs31
  2. Specialty average521

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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score86.5
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. University Physicians IncorporatedAurora, CO

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

Heather L. Briggs among 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas

Heather L. Briggs, MD is one of 1,587 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Texas. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 13% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 13% of these records are older, 81% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2013 among the 1,298 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 25% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Christine Andre, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291013928530
  2. Theodore Arevalo, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291922019447
  3. Gregory Bowling, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291275640245
  4. Andrea Darilek, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291053334904
  5. Sean Garcia, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291861509861
  6. Gustavo Medellin, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291871571968
  7. Jane O'Rorke, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291669483541
  8. Raja Pathapati, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291083669501

Common questions

What is Heather L. Briggs, MD's NPI number?

Heather L. Briggs, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831379528, issued on Nov 9, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Heather L. Briggs, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4502 Medical Dr, San Antonio, TX, 78229. Phone: (210) 358-2015. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Heather L. Briggs, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number N4960, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Heather L. Briggs, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Heather L. Briggs, MD had 31 Medicare Part D claims; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Heather L. Briggs, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 of 100. 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.

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