Howard J. Heller, MD
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician · Dallas, TX
Howard J. Heller, MD is an endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1538129424, issued on Mar 24, 2006. Check the license (Texas H8119, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard J. Heller
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician 207RE0101X
- License number
- H8119 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3417 Gaston Ave, Dallas, TX 75246
- Phone
- (469) 800-8020
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 14, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (469) 800-8030
- Medicaid ID
- 046974401 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061027000374); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 1989
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Howard J. Heller in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license H8119Check 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% more Medicare Part D claims than the average endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician in 2024
2,713 Medicare Part D claims for 311 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,630 among the 8,223 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium296 claims
- Synthroid104 claims
- Mounjaro103 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium99 claims
- Ozempic94 claims
- Metformin Hcl91 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: $1,181.75
59 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 5,661 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,742.15 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
- Healthtexas Provider NetworkIrving, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Howard J. Heller among 743 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records in Texas
Howard J. Heller, MD is one of 743 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records with a practice address in Texas. 87% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2004 among the 560 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RE0101X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician providers in Texas
There are 743 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records in Texas.
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The 8 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ajikumar Aryangat, M.D.Dallas, TX 752461407971856
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- Minh-Da LeDallas, TX 752461336502749
- Lipi Marion, MDDallas, TX 752461407319981
- Samuel Marynick, M.D.Dallas, TX 752461801854187
- Alok Mohan, MDDallas, TX 752461841240355
- Erin Roe, MDDallas, TX 752461174726590
- Rebecca Short, M.D.Dallas, TX 752461932542776
Common questions
What is Howard J. Heller, MD's NPI number?
Howard J. Heller, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538129424, issued on Mar 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard J. Heller, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3417 Gaston Ave, Dallas, TX, 75246. Phone: (469) 800-8020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard J. Heller, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number H8119, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Howard J. Heller, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard J. Heller, MD had 2,713 Medicare Part D claims for 311 beneficiaries; the average among endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician prescribers was 2,630. 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.