What is Heather Vasser's specialty?

Heather Vasser (NPI 1528398609) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is General Surgery in Columbus, TX.

Where does Heather Vasser practice?

Heather Vasser practices in Columbus, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1528398609.

How much does Medicare pay Heather Vasser?

Heather Vasser (NPI 1528398609) received approximately $227K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 825 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1528398609

Heather VasserM.D.

PRACTICEGENERAL SURGERY OF TEXAS PASee all providers at this practice →

General SurgeryColumbus, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,680

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,779

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$174K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,477 General Surgery providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 212).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

3,832

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$103K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

13.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Pantoprazole Sodium1,282 claims

Famotidine845 claims

Omeprazole492 claims

Sucralfate194 claims

Sodium, Potassium,mag Sulfates154 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$239

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$239

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$239

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Heather Vasser'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). 17 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Caroline Valdes Pathology · Victoria, TX	145	455
Zenon Mercado Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Columbus, TX	97	327
Thomas Hancher Internal Medicine · Columbus, TX	71	421
Bryan Janssen Pathology · Victoria, TX	63	191
NPI 1073833505	48	137
David Wilkinson Internal Medicine · Columbus, TX	38	226
Olga Duchicela Family Practice · Weimar, TX	36	230
CAHRMC LLC	35	198
Troy Millican Family Practice · Columbus, TX	35	198
ANDERSON, KIRK	33	209
Jorge Duchicela Family Practice · Weimar, TX	31	179
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	29	86

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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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