What is Heather Prater's specialty?

Heather Prater (NPI 1467782508) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Optometry in Kalamazoo, MI.

Where does Heather Prater practice?

Heather Prater practices in Kalamazoo, MI, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1467782508.

How much does Medicare pay Heather Prater?

Heather Prater (NPI 1467782508) received approximately $37K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 331 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1467782508

Heather PraterOD

OptometryKalamazoo, MII

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

536

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

611

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$36K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 962 Optometry providers in MI — top quintile (cohort median 177).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

140

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$3K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

39.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisolone Acetate35 claims

Latanoprost27 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat24 claims

Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha16 claims

Moxifloxacin Hcl15 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$100

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$100

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$100

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Heather Prater's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 2 inbound referrers · 7 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
ASCENSION MEDICAL GROUP PROMED	32	43
BRONSON PRACTICE MANAGEMENT	14	16

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL	78	179
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN	67	87
ASCENSION BORGESS HOSPITAL	56	103
Joseph Hosner Ophthalmology · Kalamazoo, MI	37	74
ASCENSION MEDICAL GROUP PROMED	34	46
BRONSON PRACTICE MANAGEMENT	13	15
Louis Glazer Ophthalmology · Grand Rapids, MI	12	26

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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