NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mark Alan Heard, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Cuero, TX

Mark Alan Heard, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Cuero, Texas, and NPI 1558339242, issued on Mar 9, 2006. Check the license (Texas G3446, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1558339242
Name
Mark Alan Heard
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
G3446 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2500 N Esplanade, Cuero, TX 77954
Phone
(361) 275-3466
Enumerated
Mar 9, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 8, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(361) 275-3460
Medicaid ID
137263312 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040824000655); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 1982
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 2500 N Esplanade

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

  1. Beverly Haliburton, RN FNPCFamily Nurse Practitioner1548237506
  2. David Hill, DOFamily Medicine Physician1447228135

Verify Mark Alan Heard in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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58% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

5,600 Medicare Part D claims for 194 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 151 claims were for opioids.

  1. Mark Heard5,600
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Donepezil Hcl394 claims
  2. Memantine Hcl241 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium210 claims
  4. Gabapentin196 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium194 claims
  6. Sertraline Hcl174 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): 97.6 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score86.5
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $199.76

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Mark Heard$199.76
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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. Dewitt Medical DistrictCuero, TX

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

Mark Alan Heard among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas

Mark Alan Heard, MD is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated1982 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

12 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Cuero

They are 12 of the 81 NPPES records with a practice address in Cuero, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. William Denton, D.O.Cuero, TX 779541417041690
  2. Daniel Dugi, M.D.Cuero, TX 779541598701344
  3. Sheryl Harvey, M,B,B,SCuero, TX 779541033372032
  4. David Hill, DOCuero, TX 779541447228135
  5. Nicholas Lemley, DOCuero, TX 779541457885592
  6. Timothy McFarland, M.D.Cuero, TX 779541790789253
  7. Harvey Renger, M.D.Cuero, TX 779541467493874
  8. Cody Walthall, M.D.Cuero, TX 779541487009734

Common questions

What is Mark Alan Heard, MD's NPI number?

Mark Alan Heard, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558339242, issued on Mar 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mark Alan Heard, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2500 N Esplanade, Cuero, TX, 77954. Phone: (361) 275-3466. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mark Alan Heard, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number G3446, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Mark Alan Heard, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mark Alan Heard, MD had 5,600 Medicare Part D claims for 194 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Mark Alan Heard, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 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.

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