Timothy Hecker, MD,PHD
Neurology Physician · Mobile, AL
Timothy Hecker, MD,PHD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Mobile, Alabama, and NPI 1770790628, issued on May 17, 2007. Check the license (Alabama 26897, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Timothy Hecker
- Credential
- MD,PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 26897 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3280 Dauphin St Bldg A, Mobile, AL 36606
- Phone
- (251) 450-3700
- Enumerated
- May 17, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 29, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (251) 450-4492
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080805000738); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3280 Dauphin St Bldg A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Kristen Rosser, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1255138699
Verify Timothy Hecker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 26897Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurology physician in 2024
7,692 Medicare Part D claims for 1,065 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 72 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Donepezil Hcl654 claims
- Gabapentin612 claims
- Baclofen521 claims
- Memantine Hcl412 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa376 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl324 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $4,066.24
210 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- Coastal Neurological Institute PCMobile, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Timothy Hecker among 259 neurology physician records in Alabama
Timothy Hecker, MD,PHD is one of 259 neurology physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 85% 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 44% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2004 among the 189 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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 2084N0400X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in Alabama
There are 259 neurology physician records in Alabama.
All 259 in Alabama → Every provider in Mobile → Neurology Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Thomas Foster, MDMobile, AL 366061992962856
- Richard Friedman, M.D.Mobile, AL 366061770920365
- Andrew Manley, M.D.Mobile, AL 366061326300971
- Charles Markle, M.D.Mobile, AL 366061194774927
- Ozgur Oztas, M.D.Mobile, AL 366061174572747
- Elias Chalhub, MDMobile, AL 366041922043421
- Steve Cordina, M.D.Mobile, AL 366041972777290
- Hanna Czarkowska, MDMobile, AL 366041477788420
Common questions
What is Timothy Hecker, MD,PHD's NPI number?
Timothy Hecker, MD,PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770790628, issued on May 17, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Timothy Hecker, MD,PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3280 Dauphin St Bldg A, Mobile, AL, 36606. Phone: (251) 450-3700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Timothy Hecker, MD,PHD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 26897, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Timothy Hecker, MD,PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Timothy Hecker, MD,PHD had 7,692 Medicare Part D claims for 1,065 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Timothy Hecker, MD,PHD'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.