NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph Heron, DO

Emergency Medicine Physician · Stratford, NJ

Joseph Heron, DO is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Stratford, New Jersey, and NPI 1629639976, issued on Jun 27, 2019. Check the license (New Jersey 207PE0004X, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1629639976
Name
Joseph Heron
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
207PE0004X NJ
25MB12100300 NJ
OS023654 PA
T6586 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
18 E Laurel RD, Stratford, NJ 08084
Phone
(856) 346-7985
Enumerated
Jun 27, 2019
Record last updated
Aug 12, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240605003449); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2019
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 18 E Laurel RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Kira Abrams, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1144918392
  2. Anel Abreu, D.O., M.S.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1982728960
  3. Tia AlexanderStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1013604297
  4. John-Patrick Alvarez, PA-CPhysician Assistant1861594798
  5. Moses Avedikian, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1134781982
  6. Sarah AyvazovPodiatrist1366174237

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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95% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

440 Medicare Part D claims for 310 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 58 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joseph Heron440
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Cefdinir58 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen33 claims
  3. Cephalexin25 claims
  4. Ibuprofen24 claims
  5. Ondansetron Odt22 claims
  6. Prednisone21 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: $38.69

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joseph Heron$38.69
  2. Specialty average$953.79

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Emergency Care Services OF Pennsylvania PCLanghorne, PA
  2. Emergency Physician Associates OF South Jersey P CStratford, NJ

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Joseph Heron among 1,754 emergency medicine physician records in New Jersey

Joseph Heron, DO is one of 1,754 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 81% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 81% of these records are older, 16% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2011 among the 1,167 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

81 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Stratford

They are 81 of the 660 NPPES records with a practice address in Stratford, and 1,754 emergency medicine physician records in New Jersey.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Daniel Ellis, MDStratford, NJ 080841134162522
  2. James Espinosa, MDStratford, NJ 080841235165259
  3. Ross Feld, D.O.Stratford, NJ 080841376749630
  4. Thomas Licata, D.O.Stratford, NJ 080841811193253
  5. Alan Lucerna, D.O.Stratford, NJ 080841023214178
  6. Eric Maddock, DOStratford, NJ 080841962424473
  7. Sergey Medlenov, D.O.Stratford, NJ 080841164628392
  8. Margie Orris, D.O.Stratford, NJ 080841518163807

Common questions

What is Joseph Heron, DO's NPI number?

Joseph Heron, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629639976, issued on Jun 27, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Heron, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18 E Laurel RD, Stratford, NJ, 08084. Phone: (856) 346-7985. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph Heron, DO's license?

NPPES lists New Jersey license number 207PE0004X, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Joseph Heron, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph Heron, DO had 440 Medicare Part D claims for 310 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.