NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Heather Nicole Pinckard-Dover, MD

Neurological Surgery Physician · Huntington, WV

Heather Nicole Pinckard-Dover, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Huntington, West Virginia, and NPI 1578906533, issued on Apr 9, 2013. Check the license (West Virginia 30435, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578906533
Name
Heather Nicole Pinckard-Dover
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License number
30435 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1600 Medical Center Dr Ste B500, Huntington, WV 25701
Phone
(304) 691-1787
Enumerated
Apr 9, 2013
Record last updated
Nov 18, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210913002792); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 2013
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 1600 Medical Center Dr Ste B500

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

  1. Jason Adams, MDNeurology Physician1265880512
  2. Kavita AryalFamily Nurse Practitioner1942181292
  3. Dustin Baum, PHARMDPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1124656509
  4. Rachel Beirne, APRN FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1548715840
  5. Steven Brown, PSY.D.Clinical Neuropsychologist1982664355
  6. Matthew Burton, M.D.Neurology Physician1144756180

Verify Heather Nicole Pinckard-Dover in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
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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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87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024

22 Medicare Part D claims for 15 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.

  1. Heather Pinckard-Dover22
  2. Specialty average172

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: $2,026.61

21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. 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.

  1. Heather Pinckard-Dover$2,027
  2. Specialty average$14,926

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

  1. Premier Therapy And Health Centers IncWheelersburg, OH
  2. University Physicians And Surgeons, IncHuntington, WV

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

Heather Nicole Pinckard-Dover among 49 neurological surgery physician records in West Virginia

Heather Nicole Pinckard-Dover, MD is one of 49 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 76% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 76% of these records are older, 20% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2004 among the 36 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 35% 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 West Virginia 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 West Virginia

There are 49 neurological surgery physician records in West Virginia.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Anthony Alberico, MDHuntington, WV 257011174581409
  2. Richard Coulon, MDHuntington, WV 257011043278450
  3. Sajeel Khan, M.DHuntington, WV 257011023337961
  4. Alexandria MarinoHuntington, WV 257011992209555
  5. Rida Mazagri, MDHuntington, WV 257011003900051
  6. J. Muizelaar, M.D.Huntington, WV 257011265415145
  7. Bryan Payne, MDHuntington, WV 257011366475451
  8. Nicolas Phan, M.D.Huntington, WV 257011437328192

Common questions

What is Heather Nicole Pinckard-Dover, MD's NPI number?

Heather Nicole Pinckard-Dover, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578906533, issued on Apr 9, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Heather Nicole Pinckard-Dover, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1600 Medical Center Dr Ste B500, Huntington, WV, 25701. Phone: (304) 691-1787. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Heather Nicole Pinckard-Dover, MD's license?

NPPES lists West Virginia license number 30435, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Heather Nicole Pinckard-Dover, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Heather Nicole Pinckard-Dover, MD had 22 Medicare Part D claims for 15 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.