Heather D. Driessen, DPM
Foot Surgery Podiatrist · Columbia, SC
Heather D. Driessen, DPM is a foot surgery podiatrist with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1568602589, issued on Mar 3, 2009. Check the license (South Carolina 625, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather D. Driessen
- Credential
- DPM
- Primary taxonomy
- Foot Surgery Podiatrist 213ES0131X
- License numbers
- 625 SC
POD001173 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1730 Saint Julian PL, Columbia, SC 29204
- Phone
- (803) 256-6776
- Enumerated
- Mar 3, 2009
- Record last updated
- Sep 9, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (803) 256-6778
- Medicaid IDs
- 003112634B GA
003112634C GA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150326002080); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Kent State University College Of Podiatric Medicine, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest foot surgery podiatrist records → All 31 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1730 Saint Julian PL
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Harry Cotler, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1730176249
- Bridget Moore, DPMPodiatrist1669727251
- Maureen Quinlan, DPMFoot Surgery Podiatrist1003013632
Verify Heather D. Driessen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 625Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% more Medicare Part D claims than the average foot surgery podiatrist in 2024
604 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries, against an average of 358 among the 1,032 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 68 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole137 claims
- Ammonium Lactate57 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen38 claims
- Ciclopirox37 claims
- Mupirocin34 claims
- Lidocaine-Prilocaine30 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $218.33
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 731 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,811.30 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 2 group practices
- Physicians Footcare, LLCColumbia, SC
- Special Care Podiatry OF Georgia LLCNorcross, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heather D. Driessen among 31 foot surgery podiatrist records in South Carolina
Heather D. Driessen, DPM is one of 31 foot surgery podiatrist records with a practice address in South Carolina. 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 2009, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 81% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 1997 among the 25 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213ES0131X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Foot Surgery Podiatrist providers in South Carolina
There are 31 foot surgery podiatrist records in South Carolina.
All 31 in South Carolina → Every provider in Columbia → Foot Surgery Podiatrist nationwide →
The 8 foot surgery podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Maureen Quinlan, DPMColumbia, SC 292041003013632
- Benjamin Lanza, D.P.M.Columbia, SC 292011801822283
- Joseph Moran, DPMColumbia, SC 292011952360083
- Ashley Nettles, D.P.MColumbia, SC 292091427480300
- Thomas Nguyen, D.P.M.Columbia, SC 292291033606868
- Amanda Warner, D.P.M.Columbia, SC 292291326570524
- Emanuel Willis, DPMSumter, SC 291501255392064
- Dana Fisher, DPMOrangeburg, SC 291181053360115
Common questions
What is Heather D. Driessen, DPM's NPI number?
Heather D. Driessen, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568602589, issued on Mar 3, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather D. Driessen, DPM located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1730 Saint Julian PL, Columbia, SC, 29204. Phone: (803) 256-6776. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather D. Driessen, DPM's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 625, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Heather D. Driessen, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather D. Driessen, DPM had 604 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries; the average among foot surgery podiatrist prescribers was 358. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Heather D. Driessen, DPM's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.