NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Katherine Elizabeth Heaton, M.D.

Neurology Physician · Huntsville, AL

Katherine Elizabeth Heaton, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in Huntsville, Alabama, and NPI 1982090353, issued on Apr 12, 2015. Check the license (Alabama MD.40780, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama 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
1982090353
Name
Katherine Elizabeth Heaton
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
License number
MD.40780 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
201 Governors Dr SW Ste 420, Huntsville, AL 35801
Phone
(256) 881-4112
Enumerated
Apr 12, 2015
Record last updated
Aug 5, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200812003500); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Indiana University School Of Medicine, 2015
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 201 Governors Dr SW Ste 420

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

  1. Kasha Benton, M.D.Neurology Physician1730524919

Verify Katherine Elizabeth Heaton in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama 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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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024

30 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Katherine Heaton30
  2. Specialty average1,370

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: $274.28

22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Katherine Heaton$274.28
  2. Specialty average$8,318.07

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. HH Physicians NetworkHuntsville, AL

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

Katherine Elizabeth Heaton among 259 neurology physician records in Alabama

Katherine Elizabeth Heaton, M.D. is one of 259 neurology physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 75% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 75% of these records are older, 21% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2004 among the 189 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurology Physician providers in Alabama

There are 259 neurology physician records in Alabama.

The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Anjaneyulu Alapati, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011992791297
  2. Aruna Arora, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011669689857
  3. Amit Arora, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011750598660
  4. Kasha Benton, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011730524919
  5. David Greer, MDHuntsville, AL 358011013064815
  6. Scott Hitchcock, D.O.Huntsville, AL 358011255327557
  7. Richard Hull, MDHuntsville, AL 358011760434815
  8. Harry McDaris, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011265499099

Common questions

What is Katherine Elizabeth Heaton, M.D.'s NPI number?

Katherine Elizabeth Heaton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982090353, issued on Apr 12, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Katherine Elizabeth Heaton, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 Governors Dr SW Ste 420, Huntsville, AL, 35801. Phone: (256) 881-4112. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Katherine Elizabeth Heaton, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.40780, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Katherine Elizabeth Heaton, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Katherine Elizabeth Heaton, M.D. had 30 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.