Robert Karl Hetz, DO
Family Medicine Physician · North Charleston, SC
Robert Karl Hetz, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in North Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1831175165, issued on Dec 19, 2005. Check the license (South Carolina 1245, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Karl Hetz
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 1245 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8091 Rivers Ave, North Charleston, SC 29406
- Phone
- (843) 572-7000
- Enumerated
- Dec 19, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 16, 2026
- Fax
- (843) 572-4070
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110208000483); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 1976
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8091 Rivers Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Robert Karl Hetz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 1245Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
91 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Cefdinir12 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): 70.1 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Novant Health Urgent Cares LLCCharleston, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert Karl Hetz among 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina
Robert Karl Hetz, DO is one of 2,700 family medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 78% 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, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1976 · median 2006 among the 1,638 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
44 family medicine physician records list a practice address in North Charleston
They are 44 of the 1,964 NPPES records with a practice address in North Charleston, and 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Robert Karl Hetz, DO's NPI number?
Robert Karl Hetz, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831175165, issued on Dec 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Karl Hetz, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8091 Rivers Ave, North Charleston, SC, 29406. Phone: (843) 572-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Karl Hetz, DO's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 1245, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Robert Karl Hetz, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert Karl Hetz, DO had 91 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Robert Karl Hetz, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 70.1 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.