Kathryn J. Hecker, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Greensboro, NC
Kathryn J. Hecker, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Greensboro, North Carolina, and NPI 1992744437, issued on Jun 6, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 9700982, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kathryn J. Hecker
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 9700982 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1507 Westover Ter, Greensboro, NC 27408
- Phone
- (336) 274-7771
- Enumerated
- Jun 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 27, 2023
- Fax
- (336) 274-2024
- Medicaid ID
- 7901816 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060320000455); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kathryn J. Hecker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9700982Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
432 Medicare Part D claims for 184 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost110 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate74 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl64 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine57 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol28 claims
- Restasis19 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: $601.53
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Hecker Ophthalmology PAGreensboro, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kathryn J. Hecker among 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina
Kathryn J. Hecker, MD is one of 688 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2006, is newer than 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2004 among the 463 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Narendra Patel, MD, MPHGreensboro, NC 274081467657866
- Martha Patel, MDGreensboro, NC 274081275767766
- Shashi Sethi, MDGreensboro, NC 274081174501282
- Michael Spencer, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274081922065689
- Sara Stoneburner, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274081538186499
Common questions
What is Kathryn J. Hecker, MD's NPI number?
Kathryn J. Hecker, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992744437, issued on Jun 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kathryn J. Hecker, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1507 Westover Ter, Greensboro, NC, 27408. Phone: (336) 274-7771. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kathryn J. Hecker, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9700982, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kathryn J. Hecker, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kathryn J. Hecker, MD had 432 Medicare Part D claims for 184 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.