Wendell Charles Heidinger, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Grants Pass, OR
Wendell Charles Heidinger, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Grants Pass, Oregon, and NPI 1326184607, issued on Jan 30, 2007. Check the license (Oregon MD18680, as entered in NPPES) on the Oregon Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Wendell Charles Heidinger
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD18680 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1600 NW 6TH St, Grants Pass, OR 97526
- Phone
- (541) 507-1948
- Enumerated
- Jan 30, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jun 2, 2022
- Fax
- (541) 727-0382
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090119000025); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 1990
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1600 NW 6TH St
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Verify Wendell Charles Heidinger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOregon Medical Board
Search for license MD18680Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
6,030 Medicare Part D claims for 435 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 31 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium352 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate273 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium237 claims
- Lisinopril230 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate229 claims
- Losartan Potassium190 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 33.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $750.62
35 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Optimal Health OF Southern Oregon, LLCGrants Pass, OR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
46 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Grants Pass
They are 46 of the 2,127 NPPES records with a practice address in Grants Pass, and 2,847 family medicine physician records in Oregon.
All 46 in Grants Pass → All 2,847 in Oregon → Every provider in Grants Pass →
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Common questions
What is Wendell Charles Heidinger, MD's NPI number?
Wendell Charles Heidinger, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326184607, issued on Jan 30, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Wendell Charles Heidinger, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1600 NW 6TH St, Grants Pass, OR, 97526. Phone: (541) 507-1948. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Wendell Charles Heidinger, MD's license?
NPPES lists Oregon license number MD18680, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon Medical Board at https://www.oregon.gov/OMB/Pages/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Wendell Charles Heidinger, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Wendell Charles Heidinger, MD had 6,030 Medicare Part D claims for 435 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Wendell Charles Heidinger, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 33.1 of 100. 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.