NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael J. Heiferman

Ophthalmology Physician · Chicago, IL

Michael J. Heiferman is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1336538982, issued on Jan 21, 2015. Check the license (Illinois 036148489, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1336538982
Name
Michael J. Heiferman
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License numbers
036148489 IL
A173126 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1855 W. Taylor St. Ste. 3.138, Chicago, IL 60612
Phone
(312) 413-3593
Enumerated
Jan 21, 2015
Record last updated
Feb 15, 2023
Fax
(312) 996-7770
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190813000746); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 2015
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

130 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 39% of claims.

  1. Michael Heiferman130
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisolone Acetate44 claims
  2. Ketorolac Tromethamine27 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.1 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score70.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%52.8
  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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $709.24

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dutch Ophthalmic, USA. 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.

  1. Michael Heiferman$709.24
  2. Specialty average$4,535.02

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. The Board OF Trustees OF The University OF IllinoisChicago, IL

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

Michael J. Heiferman among 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois

Michael J. Heiferman is one of 898 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 79% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 1999 among the 551 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Ophthalmology Physician providers in Illinois

There are 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nathalie Azar, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121437133295
  2. Adrienne Berman, MDChicago, IL 606121003826173
  3. Robison Chan, MDChicago, IL 606121144204397
  4. Ali D'Jalilian, MDChicago, IL 606121649299363
  5. James Goodwin, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121023038783
  6. Richard Grostern, MDChicago, IL 606121902881170
  7. Sandeep Jain, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121972616613
  8. Charlotte JoslinChicago, IL 606121194735217

Common questions

What is Michael J. Heiferman's NPI number?

Michael J. Heiferman's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336538982, issued on Jan 21, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael J. Heiferman located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1855 W. Taylor St. Ste. 3.138, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (312) 413-3593. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael J. Heiferman's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036148489, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Michael J. Heiferman prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael J. Heiferman had 130 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Michael J. Heiferman's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.1 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), 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.