Lauren R. Heckhaus, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Walkersville, MD
Lauren R. Heckhaus, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Walkersville, Maryland, and NPI 1154869378, issued on Feb 8, 2017. Check the license (Maryland C0006357, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren R. Heckhaus
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- C0006357 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 19 W Frederick St, Walkersville, MD 21793
- Phone
- (301) 846-6336
- Enumerated
- Feb 8, 2017
- Record last updated
- Apr 12, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170405002223); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lauren R. Heckhaus in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
Search for license C0006357Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024
2,167 Medicare Part D claims for 290 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium259 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate120 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium115 claims
- Lisinopril101 claims
- Losartan Potassium77 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium54 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: $75.42
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sanofi Pasteur Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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
- Privia Care Center LLCFrederick, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lauren R. Heckhaus among 3,224 physician assistant records in Maryland
Lauren R. Heckhaus, PA-C is one of 3,224 physician assistant records with a practice address in Maryland. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 52% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2017 among the 1,974 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 physician assistant records list a practice address in Walkersville
They are 4 of the 93 NPPES records with a practice address in Walkersville, and 3,224 physician assistant records in Maryland.
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Common questions
What is Lauren R. Heckhaus, PA-C's NPI number?
Lauren R. Heckhaus, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154869378, issued on Feb 8, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren R. Heckhaus, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 19 W Frederick St, Walkersville, MD, 21793. Phone: (301) 846-6336. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren R. Heckhaus, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number C0006357, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lauren R. Heckhaus, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lauren R. Heckhaus, PA-C had 2,167 Medicare Part D claims for 290 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.