Neil Howard Hecht, D.P.M.
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist · Tarzana, CA
Neil Howard Hecht, D.P.M. is a foot & ankle surgery podiatrist with a practice address in Tarzana, California, and NPI 1912902768, issued on Jun 17, 2005. Check the license (California E2129, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Neil Howard Hecht
- Credential
- D.P.M.
- Primary taxonomy
- Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist 213ES0103X
- License number
- E2129 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 18411 Clark St Ste 104, Tarzana, CA 91356
- Phone
- (818) 345-6500
- Enumerated
- Jun 17, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 8, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (818) 345-6509
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100503000133); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- California School Of Podiatric Medicine, 1977
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Neil Howard Hecht in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license E2129Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average foot & ankle surgery podiatrist in 2024
149 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries, against an average of 335 among the 7,761 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin30 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide21 claims
- Silver Sulfadiazine18 claims
- Methylprednisolone14 claims
- Ssd11 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): 0 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: $364.48
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 6,936 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,972.24 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
- Premium Podiatry IncEncino, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Neil Howard Hecht among 1,248 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in California
Neil Howard Hecht, D.P.M. is one of 1,248 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with a practice address in California. 86% 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, 95% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated1977 · median 2010 among the 970 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213ES0103X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist providers in California
There are 1,248 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in California.
All 1,248 in California → Every provider in Tarzana → Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist nationwide →
The 8 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kobina Commeh, DPMTarzana, CA 913561477861235
- Michael Digiuseppe, D.P.MTarzana, CA 913561801197934
- Jones Hormozi, DPMTarzana, CA 913561861722134
- Anthony Le, D.P.M.Tarzana, CA 913561720185291
- Patricia Walters, DPMTarzana, CA 913561700940590
- Hamed Jafary, DPMValencia, CA 913551427437029
- Leslie Levy, D.P.M.Valencia, CA 913551699700518
- Alexis Vera, DPMValencia, CA 913551205524956
Common questions
What is Neil Howard Hecht, D.P.M.'s NPI number?
Neil Howard Hecht, D.P.M.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912902768, issued on Jun 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Neil Howard Hecht, D.P.M. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18411 Clark St Ste 104, Tarzana, CA, 91356. Phone: (818) 345-6500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Neil Howard Hecht, D.P.M.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number E2129, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Neil Howard Hecht, D.P.M. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Neil Howard Hecht, D.P.M. had 149 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries; the average among foot & ankle surgery podiatrist prescribers was 335. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Neil Howard Hecht, D.P.M.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 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.