Robert K. Heck, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Germantown, TN
Robert K. Heck, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Germantown, Tennessee, and NPI 1487640108, issued on Sep 27, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee 34953, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert K. Heck
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 34953 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1400 S Germantown RD, Germantown, TN 38138
- Phone
- (901) 759-3100
- Enumerated
- Sep 27, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 7, 2022
- Medicaid IDs
- 000124069 MS
143687001 AR
008330786 MS
00124069 MS - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101122000107); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1400 S Germantown RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- William Albers, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1790768166
- Sara Allen, MSN, RN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1841738978
- Giuliano AscuePhysical Therapist1689591562
- Thaddeus Avery, MS, ATC, LATAthletic Trainer1790495679
- Frederick AzarSports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1821084633
Verify Robert K. Heck in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 34953Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
552 Medicare Part D claims for 223 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 123 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam195 claims
- Tramadol Hcl54 claims
- Celecoxib43 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen41 claims
- Minocycline Hcl34 claims
- Naproxen26 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $194.61
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Campbell Clinic, PCGermantown, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert K. Heck among 467 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Tennessee
Robert K. Heck, M.D. is one of 467 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 77% 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, 77% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2003 among the 306 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
24 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Germantown
They are 24 of the 1,692 NPPES records with a practice address in Germantown, and 467 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Tennessee.
All 467 in Tennessee → Every provider in Germantown → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Andrew Crenshaw, M.D.Germantown, TN 381381003803628
- Apurva Dalal, MDGermantown, TN 381381639370257
- Barney Freeman, M.D.Germantown, TN 381381285622019
- Elizabeth FriedmannGermantown, TN 381381427477165
- David Lavelle, M.D.Germantown, TN 381381356338040
- Anthony Mascioli, MDGermantown, TN 381381316142821
Common questions
What is Robert K. Heck, M.D.'s NPI number?
Robert K. Heck, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487640108, issued on Sep 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert K. Heck, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1400 S Germantown RD, Germantown, TN, 38138. Phone: (901) 759-3100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert K. Heck, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 34953, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Robert K. Heck, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert K. Heck, M.D. had 552 Medicare Part D claims for 223 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Robert K. Heck, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.