Lawrence P. Hecker, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · New York, NY
Lawrence P. Hecker, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1730181611, issued on Aug 11, 2005. Check the license (New York 166566, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lawrence P. Hecker
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 166566 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 241 E 86TH St, New York, NY 10028
- Phone
- (212) 369-2266
- Enumerated
- Aug 11, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 6, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (212) 876-4574
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080804000587); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York Downstate Medical Center, 1985
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lawrence P. Hecker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 166566Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
5,188 Medicare Part D claims for 565 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium691 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate601 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium467 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate461 claims
- Losartan Potassium357 claims
- Eliquis306 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): 91.3 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $23.76
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- North Shore-Lij Medical PCNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lawrence P. Hecker among 2,583 cardiovascular disease physician records in New York
Lawrence P. Hecker, M.D. is one of 2,583 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in New York. 87% 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, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 1998 among the 1,896 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in New York
There are 2,583 cardiovascular disease physician records in New York.
All 2,583 in New York → Every provider in New York → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Alain Fedida, MDNew York, NY 100281336163070
- Jeffrey Graf, M.D.New York, NY 100281386629897
- Marrick Kukin, M.D.New York, NY 100281609869551
- Barbara Lipton, M.D.New York, NY 100281720079429
- Norman Magid, M.DNew York, NY 100281528010402
- John Minutillo, M.DNew York, NY 100281588639751
Common questions
What is Lawrence P. Hecker, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lawrence P. Hecker, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730181611, issued on Aug 11, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lawrence P. Hecker, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 241 E 86TH St, New York, NY, 10028. Phone: (212) 369-2266. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lawrence P. Hecker, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 166566, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lawrence P. Hecker, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lawrence P. Hecker, M.D. had 5,188 Medicare Part D claims for 565 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lawrence P. Hecker, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 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.