NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Heather M. Rafal, D.P.M.

Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist · Wilmington, DE

Heather M. Rafal, D.P.M. is a foot & ankle surgery podiatrist with a practice address in Wilmington, Delaware, and NPI 1023346335, issued on Nov 24, 2009. Check the license (Delaware E10000197, as entered in NPPES) with the Delaware board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1023346335
Name
Heather M. Rafal
Credential
D.P.M.
Primary taxonomy
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist 213ES0103X
License numbers
E10000197 DE
SC005846 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1601 Milltown RD Ste 24, Wilmington, DE 19808
Phone
(302) 998-0178
Enumerated
Nov 24, 2009
Record last updated
Jul 29, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101116000357); accepts Medicare assignment
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Delaware board licenses this profession
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2% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average foot & ankle surgery podiatrist in 2024

327 Medicare Part D claims for 178 beneficiaries, against an average of 335 among the 7,761 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Heather Rafal327
  2. Specialty average335

Most prescribed

  1. Mupirocin49 claims
  2. Cephalexin23 claims
  3. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass22 claims
  4. Econazole Nitrate22 claims
  5. Meloxicam21 claims
  6. Ketoconazole20 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: $428.10

13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 6,936 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,972.24 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Heather Rafal$428.10
  2. Specialty average$2,972.24

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. Christiana Care Health Services IncWilmington, DE
  2. Foot Care Group, P.A.Wilmington, DE

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

Heather M. Rafal among 30 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in Delaware

Heather M. Rafal, D.P.M. is one of 30 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with a practice address in Delaware. 90% 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 57% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 57% of these records are older, 37% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2005 among the 25 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213ES0103X and a Delaware practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist providers in Delaware

There are 30 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in Delaware.

The 8 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Cody Bowers, D.P.M.Wilmington, DE 198081659504801
  2. Kristina Bystrak, DPMWilmington, DE 198081326602004
  3. Joseph Ciampoli, D.P.M.Wilmington, DE 198081588602080
  4. David Haley, D.P.M.Wilmington, DE 198081750371159
  5. Katherine Perscky, DPMWilmington, DE 198081326202391
  6. Ginny Rishel Huang, DPMWilmington, DE 198081245854298
  7. Linda Ciavarelli, DPMWilmington, DE 198051841388709
  8. Korey Dubois, DPMWilmington, DE 198051336594969

Common questions

What is Heather M. Rafal, D.P.M.'s NPI number?

Heather M. Rafal, D.P.M.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023346335, issued on Nov 24, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Heather M. Rafal, D.P.M. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1601 Milltown RD Ste 24, Wilmington, DE, 19808. Phone: (302) 998-0178. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Heather M. Rafal, D.P.M.'s license?

NPPES lists Delaware license number E10000197, as entered by the provider. Search the Delaware board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Heather M. Rafal, D.P.M. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Heather M. Rafal, D.P.M. had 327 Medicare Part D claims for 178 beneficiaries; the average among foot & ankle surgery podiatrist prescribers was 335. 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.