Steven James Heckel, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Coldwater, MI
Steven James Heckel, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Coldwater, Michigan, and NPI 1386790111, issued on Jan 26, 2007. Check the license (Michigan 5601004265, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Steven James Heckel
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 5601004265 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 360 E Chicago St Ste 104, Coldwater, MI 49036
- Phone
- (517) 657-5230
- Enumerated
- Jan 26, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (517) 657-5235
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120725000053); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Steven James Heckel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this profession
Search for license 5601004265Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
19% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
673 Medicare Part D claims for 284 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Triamcinolone Acetonide129 claims
- Fluorouracil114 claims
- Ketoconazole80 claims
- Hydrocortisone71 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate40 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate33 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): 83.3 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: $324.22
30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dermavant Sciences, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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
- Forefront Dermatology SCMarquette, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Steven James Heckel among 6,989 physician assistant records in Michigan
Steven James Heckel, PA-C is one of 6,989 physician assistant records with a practice address in Michigan. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 17% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 17% of these records are older, 76% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2017 among the 4,739 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
11 physician assistant records list a practice address in Coldwater
They are 11 of the 534 NPPES records with a practice address in Coldwater, and 6,989 physician assistant records in Michigan.
All 6,989 in Michigan → Every provider in Coldwater → Physician Assistant nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Steven James Heckel, PA-C's NPI number?
Steven James Heckel, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386790111, issued on Jan 26, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Steven James Heckel, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 360 E Chicago St Ste 104, Coldwater, MI, 49036. Phone: (517) 657-5230. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Steven James Heckel, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 5601004265, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Steven James Heckel, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Steven James Heckel, PA-C had 673 Medicare Part D claims for 284 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Steven James Heckel, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.3 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.