Joseph W. Heflin, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Fernley, NV
Joseph W. Heflin, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Fernley, Nevada, and NPI 1447201447, issued on May 14, 2006. Check the license (Nevada 15218, as entered in NPPES) on the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph W. Heflin
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 15218 NV
ME84716 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 35 West St, Fernley, NV 89408
- Phone
- (775) 391-9778
- Enumerated
- May 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 15, 2025
- Fax
- (775) 737-9000
- Medicaid ID
- 1447201447 NV
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140528001437); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph W. Heflin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNevada State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 15218Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
9,545 Medicare Part D claims for 475 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 217 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium378 claims
- Gabapentin364 claims
- Furosemide343 claims
- Potassium Chloride325 claims
- Trazodone Hcl325 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium313 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 9.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $19.97
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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
- Turning Point Mobile Medical LLCDefuniak Springs, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph W. Heflin among 1,229 internal medicine physician records in Nevada
Joseph W. Heflin, MD is one of 1,229 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Nevada. 82% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2006 among the 772 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 43% 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 Nevada practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Internal Medicine Physician providers in Nevada
There are 1,229 internal medicine physician records in Nevada.
All 1,229 in Nevada → Every provider in Fernley → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →
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- Lyle Hutto, M.D.Fallon, NV 894061497724033
- Vidur Mahadeva, M.D.Fallon, NV 894061760451769
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- Arjun Roy, M.D.Fallon, NV 894061821067836
Common questions
What is Joseph W. Heflin, MD's NPI number?
Joseph W. Heflin, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447201447, issued on May 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph W. Heflin, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 35 West St, Fernley, NV, 89408. Phone: (775) 391-9778. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph W. Heflin, MD's license?
NPPES lists Nevada license number 15218, as entered by the provider. Search the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners at https://medboard.nv.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph W. Heflin, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph W. Heflin, MD had 9,545 Medicare Part D claims for 475 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph W. Heflin, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 9.2 of 100. 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.