Thomas Heigle, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Baton Rouge, LA
Thomas Heigle, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and NPI 1174573711, issued on May 12, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 021254, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Heigle
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 021254 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7777 Hennessy Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
- Phone
- (225) 766-7441
- Enumerated
- May 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 21, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (225) 766-7597
- Medicaid ID
- 1429937 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100826000247); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7777 Hennessy Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Thomas Heigle in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 021254Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
100% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
3,030 Medicare Part D claims for 613 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of claims. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate622 claims
- Latanoprost343 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol299 claims
- Fluorometholone235 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate147 claims
- Loteprednol Etabonate147 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $790.26
29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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 2 group practices
- Eye Medical Center ApmcBaton Rouge, LA
- Lsuhn Billing LLCLafayette, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas Heigle among 299 ophthalmology physician records in Louisiana
Thomas Heigle, M.D. is one of 299 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 83% 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 21% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 21% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2000 among the 206 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 73% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 299 ophthalmology physician records in Louisiana.
All 299 in Louisiana → Every provider in Baton Rouge → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Charles Afeman, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081659414183
- Bradley Black, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081861541575
- David Dragon, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081790717601
- Philip Ehrlich, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081497706550
- Crayton Fargason, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081063462679
- David Fargason, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081831141365
- George Fivgas, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081790787448
- Hilliard Haik, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081417907049
Common questions
What is Thomas Heigle, M.D.'s NPI number?
Thomas Heigle, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174573711, issued on May 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Heigle, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7777 Hennessy Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA, 70808. Phone: (225) 766-7441. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Heigle, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 021254, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Thomas Heigle, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Heigle, M.D. had 3,030 Medicare Part D claims for 613 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Thomas Heigle, 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.