Ricky L. Heirigs, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · North Platte, NE
Ricky L. Heirigs, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in North Platte, Nebraska, and NPI 1447346739, issued on Oct 5, 2006. Check the license (Nebraska 22079, as entered in NPPES) on the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ricky L. Heirigs
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 22079 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 102 Mcneel LN, North Platte, NE 69101
- Phone
- (308) 532-5522
- Enumerated
- Oct 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 26, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (308) 534-7700
- Medicaid IDs
- 0714931 IA
47070592300 NE
47070592313 NE
47070592305 NE - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050801000738); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Sanford School Of Medicine Of University Of South Dakota, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 102 Mcneel LN
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ricky L. Heirigs in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery
Search for license 22079Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
2,792 Medicare Part D claims for 409 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium247 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate226 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate184 claims
- Losartan Potassium154 claims
- Lisinopril147 claims
- Eliquis135 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): 6.5 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: $232.73
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Chi Health Clinic Specialty LLCNorth Platte, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ricky L. Heirigs among 117 cardiovascular disease physician records in Nebraska
Ricky L. Heirigs, MD is one of 117 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Nebraska. 79% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 1999 among the 77 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Nebraska
There are 117 cardiovascular disease physician records in Nebraska.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Tom Pagano, M.D.Kearney, NE 688481528003522
- Anub John, M.D.Kearney, NE 688471184988933
- William Vosik, M.D.Kearney, NE 688471689657991
- Linda Ferrer, MDKearney, NE 688451295113439
- Christopher Lambert, M.D.Scottsbluff, NE 693611104846070
- Clayton Friesen, M.D.Grand Island, NE 688031073695037
- Jeffrey King, M.D.Grand Island, NE 688031144228966
- Maryanne Hartzell, MDNorfolk, NE 687011346208964
Common questions
What is Ricky L. Heirigs, MD's NPI number?
Ricky L. Heirigs, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447346739, issued on Oct 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ricky L. Heirigs, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 102 Mcneel LN, North Platte, NE, 69101. Phone: (308) 532-5522. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ricky L. Heirigs, MD's license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number 22079, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery at https://www.nebraska.gov/LISSearch/search.cgi. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ricky L. Heirigs, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ricky L. Heirigs, MD had 2,792 Medicare Part D claims for 409 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ricky L. Heirigs, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 6.5 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.