Heather Kistka, MD
Neurological Surgery Physician · Elkhart, IN
Heather Kistka, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Elkhart, Indiana, and NPI 1144464850, issued on Apr 24, 2009. Check the license (Indiana 01076916A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather Kistka
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- 01076916A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 Arcade Ave Ste 200, Elkhart, IN 46514
- Phone
- (574) 294-8404
- Enumerated
- Apr 24, 2009
- Record last updated
- Nov 7, 2024
- Fax
- (574) 523-1642
- Medicaid ID
- 201365900 IN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250206000462); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 500 Arcade Ave Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Jennifer Potter, MS, ANP-BCAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1417209347
- Kaley Puzynski, PA-CPhysician Assistant1356717839
Verify Heather Kistka in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01076916ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
148 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin29 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl23 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl20 claims
- Pregabalin13 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $256.20
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Globus Medical, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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
- Valley Physician Enterprise IncWinchester, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heather Kistka among 125 neurological surgery physician records in Indiana
Heather Kistka, MD is one of 125 neurological surgery 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 2009, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 62% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2005 among the 86 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Indiana
There are 125 neurological surgery physician records in Indiana.
All 125 in Indiana → Every provider in Elkhart → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joseph Schnittker, MDElkhart, IN 465141629073853
- Mohammed Rahman, DOWarsaw, IN 465821396073813
- David Cockerill, M.D.South Bend, IN 466011497783443
- Richard Fessler, MD, PHDSouth Bend, IN 466011134641038
- Daniel Fulkerson, M.D.South Bend, IN 466011386802387
- Wei Huff, M.D., PH.D.South Bend, IN 466011245644574
- Walter Langheinrich, M.D.South Bend, IN 466011699703595
- Neal Patel, M.D.South Bend, IN 466011346475951
Common questions
What is Heather Kistka, MD's NPI number?
Heather Kistka, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144464850, issued on Apr 24, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather Kistka, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 Arcade Ave Ste 200, Elkhart, IN, 46514. Phone: (574) 294-8404. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather Kistka, MD's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 01076916A, 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 Kistka, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather Kistka, MD had 148 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.