Kim Hecht, D.O
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · Newport Beach, CA
Kim Hecht, D.O is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in Newport Beach, California, and NPI 1215255831, issued on May 6, 2010. Check the license (California 20A11593, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kim Hecht
- Credential
- D.O
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
- License number
- 20A11593 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2161 San Joaquin Hills RD, Newport Beach, CA 92660
- Phone
- (949) 386-5700
- Enumerated
- May 6, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jan 17, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170825002546); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kim Hecht in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A11593Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024
221 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ezetimibe17 claims
- Minoxidil14 claims
- Buspirone Hcl13 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate13 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium11 claims
- Montelukast Sodium11 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): 100 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- UC RegentsOrange, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kim Hecht among 1,549 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in California
Kim Hecht, D.O is one of 1,549 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in California. 59% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 47% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 59% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2008 among the 786 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208100000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in California
There are 1,549 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in California.
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- Chalinee Intarachote, D.P.T.Newport Beach, CA 926601093024739
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- Jeff Altman, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926631841381878
- Molly Brenner, P.T.Newport Beach, CA 926631073701124
- Bethany O'Connor, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926631558517284
Common questions
What is Kim Hecht, D.O's NPI number?
Kim Hecht, D.O's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215255831, issued on May 6, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kim Hecht, D.O located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2161 San Joaquin Hills RD, Newport Beach, CA, 92660. Phone: (949) 386-5700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kim Hecht, D.O's license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A11593, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kim Hecht, D.O prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kim Hecht, D.O had 221 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kim Hecht, D.O's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.