Eric Christopher Heckman , PA-C
Physician Assistant โข Fort Collins, CO
2500 E Prospect Rd
Fort Collins, CO 805259718
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NPI assigned on January 2, 2013; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 14 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 23472 โ Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder: 14 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPTยฎ only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 79 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2023.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2023. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2023:
- Ondansetron Odt (Ondansetron) โ 22 prescription fills, including refills.
- Meloxicam โ 16 prescription fills, including refills.
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen (Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen) โ 16 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2023. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 5 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Fort Collins, CO (2024, 106 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 160. Middle half: 75 to 493.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Colorado (2024, 1,641 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 195. Middle half: 69 to 517.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 468 in 2020 to 14 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
2500 E Prospect Rd
Fort Collins, CO 805259718
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 2 distinct additional practice-address records in Greeley, CO; Loveland, CO. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
19 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $2,777 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $1,488 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
81 standardized 30-day fills in 2023
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$626 in 2023
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2023, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2023.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2023
All general payments: $111.87 across 2 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $111.87 across 2 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Orthofix Medical, Inc.: $95.74 across 1 record.
- Bioventus LLC: $16.13 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2023 (published June 30, 2026).
NPI first issued
2013
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Compared with the same specialty in Fort Collins and Colorado
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Fort Collins, CO (2024, 106 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 160. Middle half: 75 to 493.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Colorado (2024, 1,641 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 195. Middle half: 69 to 517.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Fort Collins, CO (2024, 106 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $13,831. Middle half: $6,288 to $33,918.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Colorado (2024, 1,641 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $15,616. Middle half: $6,273 to $34,912.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Fort Collins, CO (2024, 106 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $10,056. Middle half: $5,075 to $25,159.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Colorado (2024, 1,641 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $11,339. Middle half: $4,686 to $25,550.
Medicare Part D
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Eric Heckman are from 2023.
187 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Fort Collins, CO (3,767 in Colorado).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Fort Collins
18.2% of these 187 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
64.7% of these 187 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 97% from 468 in 2020 to 14 in 2024.
- 2020: 468
- 2021: 519
- 2022: 559
- 2023: 269
- 2024: 14
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 89% from $24,538 in 2020 to $2,777 in 2024.
- 2020: $24,538
- 2021: $31,058
- 2022: $32,791
- 2023: $18,204
- 2024: $2,777
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 91% from $16,061 in 2020 to $1,488 in 2024.
- 2020: $16,061
- 2021: $21,977
- 2022: $24,301
- 2023: $11,959
- 2024: $1,488
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 27% from 108 in 2019 to 79 in 2023.
- 2019: 108
- 2020: 163
- 2021: 143
- 2022: 115
- 2023: 79
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 30% from 116 in 2019 to 81 in 2023.
- 2019: 116
- 2020: 184
- 2021: 145
- 2022: 121
- 2023: 81
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 51% from $1,272 in 2019 to $626 in 2023.
- 2019: $1,272
- 2020: $1,657
- 2021: $940
- 2022: $978
- 2023: $626
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $107.61 in 2021 to $111.87 in 2023.
- 2021: $107.61
- 2022: $111.81
- 2023: $111.87
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2023), CMS Open Payments (2023), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2023 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2023): fewer than 11 records totaling $111.87.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Orthofix Medical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Physio-Stim | General | $95.74 |
| Bioventus LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Exogen Ultrasound Bone Healing System | General | $16.13 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2023, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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23472
Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder
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14 | 14 | $4431.00 | $198.39 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2023.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Ondansetron Odt | Ondansetron | 22 | 174 | $235.58 | 21 |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 16 | 540 | $66.28 | โ |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 16 | 110 | $115.04 | 15 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 14 | 80 | $105.73 | 14 |
| Methylprednisolone | Methylprednisolone | 11 | 81 | $103.41 | 11 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2023; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2023-10-16NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X
A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X
A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Secondary Practice Locations
1900 16th St Fl 3
Greeley, CO 806315153
Phone: 9705733224
3470 E 15th St
Loveland, CO 805388809
Phone: 9706633975
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
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Physician Assistant - Surgical
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 2500 E PROSPECT RD, FORT COLLINS, CO 805259718 (Tel: 9704930112)
Registered at 2500 E PROSPECT RD, FORT COLLINS, CO 805259718 (Tel: 9704930112)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 2001 VAIL AVE, SUITE 200, CHARLOTTE, NC 282071248 (Tel: 7043232000)
Registered at 4601 PARK RD, SUITE 250, CHARLOTTE, NC 282093239 (Tel: 7043232000)
Recorded as ERIC HECKMAN, PA-C
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: NC 0010-04006)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
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Mailing Address
2500 E Prospect Rd
Fort Collins, CO 805259718
Phone: 9704930112