Heather Lynn Willis, MD
Urology Physician · Hickory, NC
Heather Lynn Willis, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1235383381, issued on Nov 14, 2008. Check the license (North Carolina 201400625, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather Lynn Willis
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- 201400625 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1202 North Center Street, Hickory, NC 28601
- Phone
- (828) 322-4340
- Enumerated
- Nov 14, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jul 31, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 323-8450
- Medicaid ID
- 201400625 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140908002403); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Heather Lynn Willis in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 201400625Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average urology physician in 2024
4,493 Medicare Part D claims for 920 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 87 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Myrbetriq635 claims
- Methenamine Hippurate531 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl441 claims
- Cephalexin346 claims
- Oxybutynin Chloride Er295 claims
- Gemtesa248 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): 91.6 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $427.96
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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 2 group practices
- Appalachian Regional Medical Associates IncBoone, NC
- Viewmont Urology Clinic, PAHickory, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heather Lynn Willis among 506 urology physician records in North Carolina
Heather Lynn Willis, MD is one of 506 urology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 61% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2005 among the 329 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 506 urology physician records in North Carolina.
All 506 in North Carolina → Every provider in Hickory → Urology Physician nationwide →
The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mark Anderson, MDHickory, NC 286011043236177
- Seth Broster, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011932550571
- Matthew Creighton, M.D,Hickory, NC 286011609996537
- Geoffrey Deleary, MDHickory, NC 286011154360121
- Edward Gerrard, MDHickory, NC 286011023057049
- Edward Gerrard, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011104865187
- David Hardaway, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011225072861
- Joseph Jenkins, MDBlowing Rock, NC 286051821265745
Common questions
What is Heather Lynn Willis, MD's NPI number?
Heather Lynn Willis, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235383381, issued on Nov 14, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather Lynn Willis, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1202 North Center Street, Hickory, NC, 28601. Phone: (828) 322-4340. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather Lynn Willis, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 201400625, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Heather Lynn Willis, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather Lynn Willis, MD had 4,493 Medicare Part D claims for 920 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Heather Lynn Willis, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.6 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.