NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Heather Michelle Kort, D.O.

Hospitalist Physician · Overland Park, KS

Heather Michelle Kort, D.O. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Overland Park, Kansas, and NPI 1720059942, issued on Jan 27, 2006. Check the license (Kansas 05-31489, as entered in NPPES) on the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts; 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
1720059942
Name
Heather Michelle Kort
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
05-31489 KS
2004007497 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5701 W 119TH St, Overland Park, KS 66209
Phone
(913) 498-8787
Enumerated
Jan 27, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 11, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(913) 498-1744
Medicaid IDs
207346909 MO
200374590A KS
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060203000543); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Kansas City University Of Med & Biosciences, College Of Osteo Med, 2002
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 5701 W 119TH St

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

  1. Laura Ahlstrom, PAMedical Physician Assistant1427049451
  2. Nicole Annan, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1821416876
  3. Carol BarkhurstFamily Nurse Practitioner1326585399
  4. Christine Boylan, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1568413557
  5. Kenneth Buchwach, M.D.Facial Plastic Surgery Physician1023180700
  6. Ernest Cattaneo, MDInternal Medicine Physician1730170648

Verify Heather Michelle Kort in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKansas State Board of Healing Arts
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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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55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

232 Medicare Part D claims for 139 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 31 claims were for opioids.

  1. Heather Kort232
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen13 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): 80 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score78.4
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%59.8
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. KC Hospitalists PAOverland Park, KS

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

Heather Michelle Kort among 182 hospitalist physician records in Kansas

Heather Michelle Kort, D.O. is one of 182 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Kansas. 91% 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 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 81% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2012 among the 132 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 32% 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 Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Kansas

There are 182 hospitalist physician records in Kansas.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Farhan Dadani, M.D.Overland Park, KS 662091760866297
  2. Aimee Eidson, DOOverland Park, KS 662091205198231
  3. Nicolle Gunter, M.D.Overland Park, KS 662091811968035
  4. Melissa Middlemas, D.O.Overland Park, KS 662091598929945
  5. Elizabeth Arensberg, DOOverland Park, KS 662111144925603
  6. Rahul Kapur, MDLeawood, KS 662111578782355
  7. Suzanne Rastorfer, MDOverland Park, KS 662111366428625
  8. Bailey Cortez, MDOverland Park, KS 662131922785427

Common questions

What is Heather Michelle Kort, D.O.'s NPI number?

Heather Michelle Kort, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720059942, issued on Jan 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Heather Michelle Kort, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5701 W 119TH St, Overland Park, KS, 66209. Phone: (913) 498-8787. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Heather Michelle Kort, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists Kansas license number 05-31489, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts at https://www.ksbha.ks.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Heather Michelle Kort, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Heather Michelle Kort, D.O. had 232 Medicare Part D claims for 139 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Heather Michelle Kort, D.O.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 80 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.