Howard J. Heisler, O.D.
Optometrist · Red Lake, MN
Howard J. Heisler, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Red Lake, Minnesota, and NPI 1457382822, issued on Jul 5, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 2246, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard J. Heisler
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2246 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Phs Indian Hospital, Red Lake, MN 56671
- Phone
- (218) 679-3912
- Enumerated
- Jul 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 24, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (218) 679-0181
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120313000299); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at Phs Indian Hospital
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Verify Howard J. Heisler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
Search for license 2246Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
24 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 58% of 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): 69.7 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Phs Indian HospitalRedlake, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Howard J. Heisler among 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota
Howard J. Heisler, O.D. is one of 1,142 optometrist records with a practice address in Minnesota. 74% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2008 among the 778 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Minnesota
There are 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota.
All 1,142 in Minnesota → Every provider in Red Lake → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jayci McCrory, ODInternational Falls, MN 566491063190247
- Benjamin Stone, ODIntl Falls, MN 566491811185630
- Christopher Borgen, ODThief River Falls, MN 567011124045737
- Jaime Hoenke, O.D.Thief River Falls, MN 567011124353206
- Christopher Kelly, O.D.Thief River Falls, MN 567011801827266
- Craig Mickelson, O.D.Thief River Falls, MN 567011184720013
- Eric Tjelle, ODThief River Falls, MN 567011093732612
- Andrea Zipprich, ODThief River Falls, MN 567011033214473
Common questions
What is Howard J. Heisler, O.D.'s NPI number?
Howard J. Heisler, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457382822, issued on Jul 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard J. Heisler, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Phs Indian Hospital, Red Lake, MN, 56671. Phone: (218) 679-3912. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard J. Heisler, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 2246, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Howard J. Heisler, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard J. Heisler, O.D. had 24 Medicare Part D claims; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Howard J. Heisler, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 69.7 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.