2026 NPPES data Internal Medicine Physician NPI 1568429983 INTERNAL MEDICINE
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STACEY HEIN, INTERNAL MEDICINE

Internal Medicine Physician in LOS GATOS, California. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.

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Prescribing volume
4K
Medicare Part D claims · 242 beneficiaries · Internal Medicine Physician avg: 3K
Generic prescribing
87%
generic claims · 13% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
75/100
▼ 8 pts below national avg 83.1 · [object Object]
Industry payments
$430.57
21 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)

What the federal data shows

STACEY HEIN, INTERNAL MEDICINE reported a CMS MIPS final score of 75/100 — below the 83.1 national average — and filed 4,216 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.

75/100
MIPS score · -8 vs avg
4K
Part D claims, 2023
87%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) — no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

STACEY HEIN, INTERNAL MEDICINE's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023 — the federal quality measure

75 15th percentile higher than 15% of 477,587 scored providers

0–10: 8,684 scored providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 scored providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 118,074 scored providers (25%). This entry sits in this band. 80–90: 129,887 scored providers (27%). Above this entry. 90–100: 189,403 scored providers (40%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every MIPS-scored clinician, bucketed by value

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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Board certification likely (heuristic — not verified)

STACEY HEIN, INTERNAL MEDICINE practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting — signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about STACEY HEIN, INTERNAL MEDICINE?

Below national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 04/28/2006

NPI 1568429983

Primary specialty

Internal Medicine Physician

High-volume

172,858 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

4,216 55% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 2,716

MIPS final score

75/100 8.099999999999994% pts

Above neutral band

vs 83.1 national avg

Specialty distribution in California

How Internal Medicine Physician compares to other specialties among California providers

California providers

Internal Medicine Physician share within California

1. Internal Medicine Physician42%2. Internal medicine21%3. Family medicine17%4. Surgical12%5. Pediatric8%
Internal Medicine Physician share within California

Medicare quality performance — MIPS

STACEY HEIN, INTERNAL MEDICINE's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Internal Medicine Physician national average

Below national average
MIPS Final Score
75/100
vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year

MIPS final score (Internal Medicine Physician) — 75/100 vs national avg 83.1

0%100%National avg83%75%
MIPS final score (Internal Medicine Physician) — 75/100 vs national avg 83.1

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

STACEY HEIN, INTERNAL MEDICINE appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Internal Medicine Physician provider holding INTERNAL MEDICINE credentials at 15215 NATIONAL AVE, LOS GATOS, CA, 95032, with a listed phone of (408) 358-1841. NPI 1568429983 was issued on 04/28/2006. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what HEIN most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 4,216 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 242 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $415K in drug spend, split 13% brand-name and 87% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 1.6%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 75/100 for the 2023 performance year, compared with the national average of 83.1.

Internal Medicine Physician is a high-volume specialty nationwide, with 172,858 enrolled providers across 56 states and an average of 2,716 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

15215 NATIONAL AVE
LOS GATOS, CA 95032

Provider Details

NPI 1568429983
Specialty Internal Medicine Physician
Credentials INTERNAL MEDICINE
Gender Female
NPI Issued 04/28/2006

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

75
Final Score
Avg: 83.1

Reporting: Individual

Industry payments received (2024) — CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for STACEY HEIN, INTERNAL MEDICINE. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$431

Largest payer

PFIZER INC.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias — they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context — California MBC 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only — NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~150K California medical licensees in 2023 — they are NOT specific to STACEY HEIN, INTERNAL MEDICINE. To verify STACEY HEIN, INTERNAL MEDICINE's current license status, search the MBC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

576
Total board actions, California 2023
Across 556 cases
3.84
Actions per 1,000 licensees
California statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
186 cases

MBC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the California disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical

STACEY HEIN, INTERNAL MEDICINE — brand share 13.0%
Specialty average (est.)

13% brand-name claims vs 87% generic, on 4,216 2023 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

4,216
Total Claims
$415K
Total Drug Cost
242
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
9,188
Total Day Supply
262,725
Brand vs Generic
13% brand / 87% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$320K
Generic Drug Cost
$92K
Opioid Claims
68 (1.6% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
249

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
76.1 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
0.85
Gender Split
81% female / 19% male

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What STACEY HEIN, INTERNAL MEDICINE prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Atorvastatin Calcium
179
Simvastatin
155
Levothyroxine Sodium
151
Amlodipine Besylate
125
Losartan Potassium
107
Rosuvastatin Calcium
98
Sertraline Hcl
93
Gabapentin
92
Benazepril Hcl
83
Atenolol
82

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Internal Medicine Physician Overview

How STACEY HEIN, INTERNAL MEDICINE fits within the Internal Medicine Physician landscape nationally.

172,858
Internal Medicine Physician Providers in US
56
States with Internal Medicine Physician
2,716
Avg Claims per Provider

STACEY HEIN, INTERNAL MEDICINE's 4,216 claims are above the specialty average of 2,716.

Nearby Internal Medicine Physician Providers in California

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as HEIN.

Compare Internal Medicine Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is STACEY HEIN, INTERNAL MEDICINE's specialty?
STACEY HEIN, INTERNAL MEDICINE specializes in Internal Medicine Physician and practices in LOS GATOS, California. Credentials: INTERNAL MEDICINE.
How much does STACEY HEIN, INTERNAL MEDICINE prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, STACEY HEIN, INTERNAL MEDICINE wrote 4,216 Medicare Part D claims totaling $415K in drug costs for 242 beneficiaries.
What is STACEY HEIN, INTERNAL MEDICINE's Medicare quality score?
STACEY HEIN, INTERNAL MEDICINE has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 75/100. The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is STACEY HEIN, INTERNAL MEDICINE located?
STACEY HEIN, INTERNAL MEDICINE is located at 15215 NATIONAL AVE, LOS GATOS, CA, 95032. Phone: (408) 358-1841.
What is STACEY HEIN, INTERNAL MEDICINE's NPI number?
STACEY HEIN, INTERNAL MEDICINE's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568429983, issued on 04/28/2006.
Does STACEY HEIN, INTERNAL MEDICINE prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs?
STACEY HEIN, INTERNAL MEDICINE's prescribing is 13% brand-name and 87% generic drugs by claim count, with $320K in brand drug costs.
Does STACEY HEIN, INTERNAL MEDICINE prescribe opioids?
Yes, STACEY HEIN, INTERNAL MEDICINE had 68 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 1.6%.
How many Internal Medicine Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 172,858 Internal Medicine Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Internal Medicine Physician provider writes 2,716 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does STACEY HEIN, INTERNAL MEDICINE prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, STACEY HEIN, INTERNAL MEDICINE's most frequently prescribed drugs include Atorvastatin Calcium, Simvastatin, Levothyroxine Sodium. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does STACEY HEIN, INTERNAL MEDICINE accept Medicare?
STACEY HEIN, INTERNAL MEDICINE appears in CMS Medicare data with 4,216 Part D claims and 242 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify STACEY HEIN, INTERNAL MEDICINE's credentials?
STACEY HEIN, INTERNAL MEDICINE's NPI is 1568429983 with credentials INTERNAL MEDICINE. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) — 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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