NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rick H. Heard, DDS,MS

Periodontics · Victoria, TX

Rick H. Heard, DDS,MS is a periodontics with a practice address in Victoria, Texas, and NPI 1184754707, issued on Mar 6, 2007. Check the license (Texas 19036, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1184754707
Name
Rick H. Heard
Credential
DDS,MS
Primary taxonomy
Periodontics 1223P0300X
License number
19036 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5606 N Navarro St Ste 304, Victoria, TX 77904
Phone
(361) 573-1014
Enumerated
Mar 6, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(361) 573-1015
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average periodontics in 2024

852 Medicare Part D claims for 224 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 4,191 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 170 claims were for opioids.

  1. Rick Heard852
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Chlorhexidine Gluconate260 claims
  2. Amoxicillin219 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen153 claims
  4. Ibuprofen108 claims
  5. Clindamycin Hcl39 claims
  6. Fluocinonide11 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $28.52

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Straumann USA LLC. The 2,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,338.41 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Rick Heard$28.52
  2. Specialty average$1,338.41

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Rick H. Heard among 486 periodontics records in Texas

Rick H. Heard, DDS,MS is one of 486 periodontics records with a practice address in Texas. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 28% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 28% of these records are older, 47% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223P0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Periodontics providers in Texas

There are 486 periodontics records in Texas.

The 8 periodontics records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Charles Rader, D.D.S.Victoria, TX 779011942648704
  2. William Wiley, DDSCollege Staton, TX 778451972507499
  3. William Daniels, DMDCollege Station, TX 778401124141973
  4. Alexandra Brummerhop, DMD, MSDBoerne, TX 780061184146896
  5. Justin Dacy, DDS, MSBoerne, TX 780061740360338
  6. David Deas, DMD, MSBoerne, TX 780061184618845
  7. Mitchell Ponsford, DMDBoerne, TX 780061073982252
  8. Samuel Seale, DDS MSBryan, TX 778021972614139

Common questions

What is Rick H. Heard, DDS,MS's NPI number?

Rick H. Heard, DDS,MS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184754707, issued on Mar 6, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rick H. Heard, DDS,MS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5606 N Navarro St Ste 304, Victoria, TX, 77904. Phone: (361) 573-1014. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rick H. Heard, DDS,MS's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 19036, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Rick H. Heard, DDS,MS prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Rick H. Heard, DDS,MS had 852 Medicare Part D claims for 224 beneficiaries; the average among periodontics prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.