NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joshua L. Heller, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Germantown, MD

Joshua L. Heller, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Germantown, Maryland, and NPI 1295711547, issued on Dec 19, 2005. Check the license (Maryland D76013, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; 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
1295711547
Name
Joshua L. Heller
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
D76013 MD
37058 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
19801 Observation Dr, Germantown, MD 20876
Phone
(303) 557-6500
Enumerated
Dec 19, 2005
Record last updated
Jun 21, 2023
Fax
(888) 741-9868
Medicaid ID
94774285 CO
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20141210000201); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
George Washington University School Of Medicine, 1995
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 19801 Observation Dr

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

  1. Abra AwoumePsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1235775156
  2. Philip BobrowskyRegistered Dietitian1114499365
  3. Michael Burns, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTPhysician Assistant1780278374
  4. Jennifer Busbey, BSN, IBCLCLactation Consultant (Registered Nurse)1568963114
  5. Julie Carmen, LCSW-CClinical Social Worker1639788839
  6. Olivia ChungRegistered Nurse1427929215

Verify Joshua L. Heller in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
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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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40% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

316 Medicare Part D claims for 213 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 47 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joshua Heller316
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Ibuprofen34 claims
  2. Ondansetron Odt33 claims
  3. Methocarbamol32 claims
  4. Cephalexin30 claims
  5. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen22 claims
  6. Cefuroxime12 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: $57.00

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program; the largest payer was Becton, Dickinson and Company. 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. Joshua Heller$57.00
  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 one group practice

  1. Medstar Urgent Care LLCWheaton, MD

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

Joshua L. Heller among 1,190 emergency medicine physician records in Maryland

Joshua L. Heller, M.D. is one of 1,190 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 95% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 48% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 2010 among the 571 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 58% 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 Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

33 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Germantown

They are 33 of the 1,327 NPPES records with a practice address in Germantown, and 1,190 emergency medicine physician records in Maryland.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Peter Bolaji, M.D.Germantown, MD 208761952891723
  2. Cyril Chen, MD, MBAGermantown, MD 208761710246186
  3. Elizabeth Clayborne, MDGermantown, MD 208761295026250
  4. John Abraham, M.D.Germantown, MD 208741225394786
  5. Emily Ahlers, M.D.Germantown, MD 208741770927592
  6. Melissa Bailey, M.D.Germantown, MD 208741720379258
  7. Katherine Byrd, MDGermantown, MD 208741063703411
  8. David Chrostowski, M.D.Germantown, MD 208741871884304

Common questions

What is Joshua L. Heller, M.D.'s NPI number?

Joshua L. Heller, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295711547, issued on Dec 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joshua L. Heller, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 19801 Observation Dr, Germantown, MD, 20876. Phone: (303) 557-6500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joshua L. Heller, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number D76013, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Joshua L. Heller, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joshua L. Heller, M.D. had 316 Medicare Part D claims for 213 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.