Sara S. Heffler, O.D.
Optometrist · Longmont, CO
Sara S. Heffler, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Longmont, Colorado, and NPI 1083639413, issued on Jul 13, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 1711, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sara S. Heffler
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1711 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1319 Vivian St, Longmont, CO 80501
- Phone
- (303) 772-3611
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 24, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (303) 772-3609
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100927000192); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1319 Vivian St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Dale Johnson, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1235189143
Verify Sara S. Heffler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
Search for license 1711Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
18 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 96.5 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $28.60
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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
- Jennifer Havrilla LLCFort Collins, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sara S. Heffler among 1,273 optometrist records in Colorado
Sara S. Heffler, O.D. is one of 1,273 optometrist records with a practice address in Colorado. 72% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2009 among the 750 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
28 optometrist records list a practice address in Longmont
They are 28 of the 2,381 NPPES records with a practice address in Longmont, and 1,273 optometrist records in Colorado.
All 1,273 in Colorado → Every provider in Longmont → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Phillip Baker, O.D.Longmont, CO 805011386708659
- Clark Blackwood, O.D.Longmont, CO 805011518075324
- Justin Deal, O.D.Longmont, CO 805011134400054
- Jennifer Everett, O.D.Longmont, CO 805011558673392
- Larry Forrest, ODLongmont, CO 805011386752343
- Gina Gabriel, OD MSLongmont, CO 805011902889637
- Jason Kaminski, O.D., F.A.A.O.Longmont, CO 805011790788156
- Anne-Marie Palmer, O.DLongmont, CO 805011326398967
Common questions
What is Sara S. Heffler, O.D.'s NPI number?
Sara S. Heffler, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083639413, issued on Jul 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sara S. Heffler, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1319 Vivian St, Longmont, CO, 80501. Phone: (303) 772-3611. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sara S. Heffler, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 1711, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Sara S. Heffler, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sara S. Heffler, O.D. had 18 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sara S. Heffler, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.5 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.