What is Heather Hancock's specialty?

Heather Hancock (NPI 1821120072) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Jackson, MS.

Where does Heather Hancock practice?

Heather Hancock practices in Jackson, MS, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1821120072.

How much does Medicare pay Heather Hancock?

Heather Hancock (NPI 1821120072) received approximately $528K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,480 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1821120072

Heather HancockMD

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OphthalmologyJackson, MSI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

4,416

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

10,928

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$495K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 124 Ophthalmology providers in MS — top quintile (cohort median 3,175).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,595

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$29K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

14.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Ketorolac Tromethamine491 claims

Prednisolone Acetate390 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate229 claims

Latanoprost140 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat104 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$22K

Payment records

By payment type

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$20K

Food and Beverage$1K

Travel and Lodging$133

Top paying entities

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$20K

Food and Beverage$1K

Travel and Lodging$133

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Heather Hancock'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). 22 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI - UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER	132	452
NPI 1104848282	44	102
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	43	68
ST DOMINIC-JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	43	70
Jeffrey Cook Ophthalmology · Meridian, MS	40	133
Hattiesburg Clinic Pa Clinical Laboratory · Hattiesburg, MS	24	47
NPI 1033166756	24	45
Thomas Skelton Interventional Cardiology · Jackson, MS	20	35
BOONE, A	16	37
Omolola Idowu Ophthalmology · Jackson, MS	16	34
FORREST COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL	15	24
Douglas Phillips Family Practice · Meridian, MS	14	30

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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