William Aaron Heller, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Chicago, IL
William Aaron Heller, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1730132945, issued on May 18, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036090210, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Aaron Heller
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 036090210 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2850 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60616
- Phone
- (312) 842-4600
- Enumerated
- May 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 22, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (312) 842-8694
- Medicaid ID
- 036090210 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101201000123); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2850 S Wabash Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Johnnie Lewis, DPMPodiatrist1013998194
Verify William Aaron Heller in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036090210Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
24 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Ibuprofen20 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): 80.8 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: $13.91
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Midland Orthopedic Associates PLLCChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is William Aaron Heller, MD's NPI number?
William Aaron Heller, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730132945, issued on May 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Aaron Heller, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2850 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL, 60616. Phone: (312) 842-4600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Aaron Heller, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036090210, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William Aaron Heller, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Aaron Heller, MD had 24 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is William Aaron Heller, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.8 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.