NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Heather Stephanie Hazel, MD

Family Medicine Physician · La Porte, IN

Heather Stephanie Hazel, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in La Porte, Indiana, and NPI 1912968504, issued on Mar 31, 2006. Check the license (Indiana 01060598A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1912968504
Name
Heather Stephanie Hazel
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
01060598A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
900 I St, La Porte, IN 46350
Phone
(219) 324-1700
Enumerated
Mar 31, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 24, 2025
Medicaid ID
200529530B IN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050928000873); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Indiana University School Of Medicine, 2002
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 900 I St

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

  1. Jennifer Alderink, DOFamily Medicine Physician1164651758
  2. Carley Brewster, DNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1891588570
  3. Thomas Calvin, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1750378527
  4. James Cornwell, MDSurgery Physician1659389658
  5. Daniel Edquist, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1295723542
  6. Freeman Farrow, MDFamily Medicine Physician1174559900

Verify Heather Stephanie Hazel in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
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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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3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

12,578 Medicare Part D claims for 925 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 181 claims were for opioids.

  1. Heather Hazel12,578
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium724 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium549 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate522 claims
  4. Lisinopril468 claims
  5. Omeprazole319 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium309 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88 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 score74.0
  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 4 group practices

  1. Beacon Medical Group IncSouth Bend, IN
  2. Chesterton Physical Therapy IncChesterton, IN
  3. Porter Physician Services LLCChesterton, IN
  4. Rci (wrs) LLCPortage, IN

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

Heather Stephanie Hazel among 3,506 family medicine physician records in Indiana

Heather Stephanie Hazel, MD is one of 3,506 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 81% 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 19% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 19% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2005 among the 2,196 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

18 family medicine physician records list a practice address in La Porte

They are 18 of the 445 NPPES records with a practice address in La Porte, and 3,506 family medicine physician records in Indiana.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jennifer Alderink, DOLa Porte, IN 463501164651758
  2. Clayton Alexander, D.O.La Porte, IN 463501992794879
  3. Caroline Bjonback, MDLa Porte, IN 463501407862212
  4. Melissa Cain, M.D.La Porte, IN 463501871795047
  5. Daniel Edquist, M.D.La Porte, IN 463501295723542
  6. Freeman Farrow, MDLa Porte, IN 463501174559900
  7. Michael Howard, M.D.La Porte, IN 463501245228386
  8. Faiz Khan, MDLa Porte, IN 463501861698904

Common questions

What is Heather Stephanie Hazel, MD's NPI number?

Heather Stephanie Hazel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912968504, issued on Mar 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Heather Stephanie Hazel, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 900 I St, La Porte, IN, 46350. Phone: (219) 324-1700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Heather Stephanie Hazel, MD's license?

NPPES lists Indiana license number 01060598A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Heather Stephanie Hazel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Heather Stephanie Hazel, MD had 12,578 Medicare Part D claims for 925 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Heather Stephanie Hazel, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 88 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.

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.