Heather Michele Ludwig Akers
Family Medicine Physician · Vincennes, IN
Heather Michele Ludwig Akers is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Vincennes, Indiana, and NPI 1134352339, issued on Sep 3, 2009. Check the license (Indiana 01071721A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather Michele Ludwig Akers
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 01071721A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 406 N 1St St, Vincennes, IN 47591
- Phone
- (812) 882-1106
- Enumerated
- Sep 3, 2009
- Record last updated
- Dec 17, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (812) 885-2758
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121203000564); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 406 N 1St St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Jenelle Decker, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1982776803
Verify Heather Michele Ludwig Akers in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01071721ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
5,655 Medicare Part D claims for 299 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 255 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole275 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium255 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium223 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide170 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen145 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate141 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): 97.6 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,452.17
98 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Good Samaritan Hospital Physician Services, IncVincennes, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heather Michele Ludwig Akers among 3,506 family medicine physician records in Indiana
Heather Michele Ludwig Akers 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 2009, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 64% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2005 among the 2,196 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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).
16 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Vincennes
They are 16 of the 720 NPPES records with a practice address in Vincennes, and 3,506 family medicine physician records in Indiana.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sally Bodensteiner, M.D.Vincennes, IN 475911851580823
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- Samuel Byrd, M.D.Vincennes, IN 475911790788081
- Daniel Herman, M.D.Vincennes, IN 475911124096672
- Michael Kelly, MDVincennes, IN 475911811972128
- Scott Keyes, MDVincennes, IN 475911134340656
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Common questions
What is Heather Michele Ludwig Akers's NPI number?
Heather Michele Ludwig Akers's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134352339, issued on Sep 3, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather Michele Ludwig Akers located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 406 N 1St St, Vincennes, IN, 47591. Phone: (812) 882-1106. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather Michele Ludwig Akers's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 01071721A, 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 Michele Ludwig Akers prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather Michele Ludwig Akers had 5,655 Medicare Part D claims for 299 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Heather Michele Ludwig Akers's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 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.