Heather Whipple Clague, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Oakland, CA
Heather Whipple Clague, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Oakland, California, and NPI 1245287663, issued on May 30, 2006. Check the license (California A73207, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather Whipple Clague
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- A73207 CA
MD185552 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6355 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94609
- Phone
- (519) 869-4999
- Enumerated
- May 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 10, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (510) 985-7347
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120730000307); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 6355 Telegraph Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Michael Donner, PHDPsychologist1922342286
- Melinda Ginne, PH.D.Psychologist1447316781
- Naima Hart, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1194955385
- Bruce Kamin, L.C.S.W.Clinical Social Worker1073919254
- Gene Kennedy, M.A.Marriage & Family Therapist1912147687
- Mimi Lou, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1669697520
Verify Heather Whipple Clague in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A73207Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
67 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Methylphenidate Er11 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): 91 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Alameda Health SystemSan Leandro, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Heather Whipple Clague, M.D.'s NPI number?
Heather Whipple Clague, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245287663, issued on May 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather Whipple Clague, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6355 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA, 94609. Phone: (519) 869-4999. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather Whipple Clague, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A73207, 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 Heather Whipple Clague, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather Whipple Clague, M.D. had 67 Medicare Part D claims; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Heather Whipple Clague, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91 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.