James Heron, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Wellington, FL
James Heron, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Wellington, Florida, and NPI 1013964840, issued on May 27, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME85170, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Heron
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- ME85170 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8440 Lake Worth RD Ste 240, Wellington, FL 33467
- Phone
- (561) 433-0500
- Enumerated
- May 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 20, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 268096300 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100415000559); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Wisconsin, 1993
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8440 Lake Worth RD Ste 240
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ann Thomas, MDFamily Medicine Physician1639300247
Verify James Heron in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME85170Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
5,337 Medicare Part D claims for 345 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 70 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate343 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium279 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium235 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium209 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate149 claims
- Alprazolam133 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: $18.72
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Medical Specialists OF The Palm Beaches IncAtlantis, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Heron among 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida
James Heron, MD is one of 10,151 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 84% 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, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2004 among the 6,606 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
58 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Wellington
They are 58 of the 1,425 NPPES records with a practice address in Wellington, and 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida.
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- Ishan Gunawardene, M.DWellington, FL 334671265453245
- Ismat Hossain, M.D.Lake Worth, FL 334671619918141
- Sukhpreet Kaur, MDWellington, FL 334671699352161
- David Milbauer, MDLake Worth, FL 334671497727432
Common questions
What is James Heron, MD's NPI number?
James Heron, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013964840, issued on May 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Heron, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8440 Lake Worth RD Ste 240, Wellington, FL, 33467. Phone: (561) 433-0500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Heron, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME85170, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Heron, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Heron, MD had 5,337 Medicare Part D claims for 345 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.