What is Heather Wheat's specialty?

Heather Wheat (NPI 1972705978) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Amherst, NY.

Where does Heather Wheat practice?

Heather Wheat practices in Amherst, NY, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1972705978.

How much does Medicare pay Heather Wheat?

Heather Wheat (NPI 1972705978) received approximately $92K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 257 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1972705978

Heather WheatMD

PRACTICENEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES OF WESTERN NEW YORK, LLPSee all providers at this practice →

NephrologyAmherst, NYI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

556

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,217

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$79K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 690 Nephrology providers in NY — above median (cohort median 875).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,629

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$590K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

16.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Calcitriol425 claims

Amlodipine Besylate168 claims

Torsemide160 claims

Allopurinol133 claims

Doxazosin Mesylate130 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$188

Payment records

By payment type

Education$115

Food and Beverage$73

Top paying entities

Education$115

Food and Beverage$73

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Heather Wheat'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). 35 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
KALEIDA HEALTH	101	499
Gail Stokoe Diagnostic Radiology · Williamsville, NY	35	185
Kristin Matteson Nephrology · Amherst, NY	33	148
Michael Banas Nuclear Medicine · Buffalo, NY	26	69
KURITZKY, ALAN	25	107
Mekdess Abebe Internal Medicine · Roswell, NM	25	177
KALEIDA HEALTH	24	80
Nikhil Patel Interventional Radiology · Murrieta, CA	23	198
Lasalle Ambulance Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Buffalo, NY	22	81
SHENOY, SADASHIV	22	135
NPI 1417922154	22	91
Maria Delcastillo Nephrology · Amherst, NY	22	124

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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