What is Frederick Heard's specialty?

Frederick Heard (NPI 1972536068) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Shreveport, LA.

Where does Frederick Heard practice?

Frederick Heard practices in Shreveport, LA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1972536068.

How much does Medicare pay Frederick Heard?

Frederick Heard (NPI 1972536068) received approximately $9K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 87 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1972536068

Frederick HeardM.D.

Family PracticeShreveport, LAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

140

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$8K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,075 Family Practice providers in LA — bottom quintile (cohort median 558).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,464

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$166K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

19.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Amlodipine Besylate243 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium212 claims

Omeprazole141 claims

Hydrochlorothiazide108 claims

Albuterol Sulfate98 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$199

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$199

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$199

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Frederick Heard'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). 9 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Sholeh Behbahani Physician Assistant · Austin, TX	95	108
REDDY, PRATAP	39	62
Tammy Davis Family Practice · Shreveport, LA	36	63
COX, LINDA	31	32
Joshua Clark Family Practice · Plaquemine, LA	21	35
Luke Baudoin Family Practice · Shreveport, LA	18	29
NALL, LINDA	15	18
ROBERTS, RUSSELL	12	16
HOLLISTER, ANNE	12	17

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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