Jennifer L. Hefner, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Sacramento, CA
Jennifer L. Hefner, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1144308800, issued on Nov 1, 2006. Check the license (California C51918, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jennifer L. Hefner
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- C51918 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6600 Bruceville RD, Sacramento, CA 95823
- Phone
- (916) 688-2000
- Enumerated
- Nov 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 13, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00C519180 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050811000299); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- East Tennessee State University Quillen College Of Medicine, 1999
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jennifer L. Hefner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C51918Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average hospitalist physician in 2024
6,094 Medicare Part D claims for 1,006 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 387 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium390 claims
- Lisinopril288 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium278 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate225 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen208 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate186 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Permanente Medical Group IncNapa, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jennifer L. Hefner among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California
Jennifer L. Hefner, MD is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 73% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Jennifer L. Hefner, MD's NPI number?
Jennifer L. Hefner, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144308800, issued on Nov 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jennifer L. Hefner, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6600 Bruceville RD, Sacramento, CA, 95823. Phone: (916) 688-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jennifer L. Hefner, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number C51918, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Jennifer L. Hefner, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jennifer L. Hefner, MD had 6,094 Medicare Part D claims for 1,006 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.