Marnix Heersink, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Dothan, AL
Marnix Heersink, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Dothan, Alabama, and NPI 1598794273, issued on Jul 3, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 00008277, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Marnix Heersink
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 00008277 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2800 Ross Clark Circle, Dothan, AL 36301
- Phone
- (334) 793-2211
- Enumerated
- Jul 3, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2800 Ross Clark Circle
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Marnix Heersink in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 00008277Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
906 Medicare Part D claims for 274 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketorolac Tromethamine355 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate225 claims
- Ofloxacin122 claims
- Polymyxin B Sul-Trimethoprim76 claims
- Besivance29 claims
- Difluprednate23 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 practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 93.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $363.28
16 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 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
- Eye Partners PCPanama City, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Alabama
There are 234 ophthalmology physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is Marnix Heersink, MD's NPI number?
Marnix Heersink, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598794273, issued on Jul 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Marnix Heersink, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2800 Ross Clark Circle, Dothan, AL, 36301. Phone: (334) 793-2211. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Marnix Heersink, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 00008277, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Marnix Heersink, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Marnix Heersink, MD had 906 Medicare Part D claims for 274 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Marnix Heersink, MD's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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) 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 27, 2026.