Walter R. Hepp, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Sarasota, FL
Walter R. Hepp, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Sarasota, Florida, and NPI 1275535817, issued on Aug 12, 2005. Check the license (Florida ME58185, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter R. Hepp
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- ME58185 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1950 Arlington St, Sarasota, FL 34239
- Phone
- (941) 917-4250
- Enumerated
- Aug 12, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 6, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (941) 917-4257
- Medicaid ID
- 064205300 FL
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1950 Arlington St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Johanna Delongaig, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1255453205
Verify Walter R. Hepp in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME58185Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
25 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 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): 74.2 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: $38.32
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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.
Walter R. Hepp among 1,946 cardiovascular disease physician records in Florida
Walter R. Hepp, M.D. is one of 1,946 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Florida. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 79% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 73% of these records are
- Record last updated2014 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,946 cardiovascular disease physician records in Florida.
All 1,946 in Florida → Every provider in Sarasota → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Chippy Ajithan, MDSarasota, FL 342391598741795
- Elmer Arne, D.O.Sarasota, FL 342391245203389
- Clayton Bredlau, M.D.Sarasota, FL 342391124010335
- I Chmielewski, M.D.Sarasota, FL 342391871544411
- Daniel Cooper, MD PASarasota, FL 342391154355816
- Stephen Culp, MDSarasota, FL 342391013960400
- Anthony D'Souza, MDSarasota, FL 342391073560736
- Mahfouz El Shahawy, MDSarasota, FL 342391982646055
Common questions
What is Walter R. Hepp, M.D.'s NPI number?
Walter R. Hepp, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275535817, issued on Aug 12, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter R. Hepp, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1950 Arlington St, Sarasota, FL, 34239. Phone: (941) 917-4250. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter R. Hepp, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME58185, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Walter R. Hepp, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter R. Hepp, M.D. had 25 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Walter R. Hepp, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.2 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.