Dr. John Ashton Heckathorn , DO
Anesthesiology โข Omaha, NE
7500 Mercy Rd Ste 1355
Omaha, NE 681242319
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Dr. John Heckathorn is listed in NPPES under Anesthesiology.
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NPI assigned on May 3, 2008; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 288 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:
- 00142 โ Anesthesia for lens surgery: 92 service units.
- 36620 โ Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin: 33 service units.
- 00731 โ Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope: 27 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.
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See all 11 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Omaha, NE (2024, 123 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 103. Middle half: 44 to 178.
More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Nebraska (2024, 192 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 117. Middle half: 54 to 252.
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 61 in 2020 to 288 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
7500 Mercy Rd Ste 1355
Omaha, NE 681242319
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 Liberty, MO; Springfield, MO. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Mercy Clinic Springfield Communities. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Des Moines University Of Osteopathic Medicine And Health Sciences
2004
What Public CMS Data Show
Anesthesiology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
382 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 $22,508 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 $17,714 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.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $50.18 across 3 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $50.18 across 3 records.
Reporting-company totals
- VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED: $28.68 across 2 records.
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC: $21.50 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 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
22 years (graduated 2004)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2004 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2008
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.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
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.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Heckathorn has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Heckathorn as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Omaha and Nebraska
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Omaha, NE (2024, 123 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 103. Middle half: 44 to 178.
More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Nebraska (2024, 192 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 117. Middle half: 54 to 252.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Omaha, NE (2024, 123 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $8,711. Middle half: $3,012 to $18,334.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Nebraska (2024, 192 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $11,203. Middle half: $4,388 to $26,510.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Omaha, NE (2024, 123 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $6,929. Middle half: $2,350 to $14,491.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Nebraska (2024, 192 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $8,908. Middle half: $3,449 to $21,175.
262 active clinicians are listed under Anesthesiology with a practice address in Omaha, NE (364 in Nebraska).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Omaha
1.1% of these 262 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
61.8% of these 262 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 increased 372% from 61 in 2020 to 288 in 2024.
- 2020: 61
- 2021: 44
- 2022: 211
- 2023: 194
- 2024: 288
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 790% from $2,530 in 2020 to $22,508 in 2024.
- 2020: $2,530
- 2021: $2,431
- 2022: $14,569
- 2023: $15,238
- 2024: $22,508
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 803% from $1,962 in 2020 to $17,714 in 2024.
- 2020: $1,962
- 2021: $1,953
- 2022: $11,680
- 2023: $11,442
- 2024: $17,714
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $32.84 in 2022 to $50.18 in 2025.
- 2022: $32.84
- 2023: $57.35
- 2024: $33.97
- 2025: $50.18
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), 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 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $50.18.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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BRIDION | General | $21.50 |
| VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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JOURNAVX | General | $14.34 |
| VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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JOURNAVX | General | $14.34 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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00142
Anesthesia for lens surgery
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92 | 92 | $377.77 | $58.94 |
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36620
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin
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33 | 32 | $173.00 | $41.39 |
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00731
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope
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27 | 27 | $425.83 | $65.42 |
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00530
Anesthesia for insertion of permanent heart pacemaker
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26 | 26 | $642.12 | $101.03 |
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93312
Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report
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20 | 20 | $408.00 | $98.19 |
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93320
Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers
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19 | 19 | $68.00 | $16.38 |
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00145
Anesthesia for retinal surgery
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17 | 17 | $546.62 | $92.07 |
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00790
Anesthesia for other procedure on upper abdomen
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16 | 16 | $833.44 | $141.18 |
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00537
Anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity
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14 | 14 | $1233.75 | $219.13 |
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00918
Anesthesia for fragmenting, manipulation and/or removal of kidney stone including use of an endoscope
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13 | 13 | $581.54 | $96.71 |
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00400
Anesthesia for other procedure on skin of arms, legs, and front body
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11 | 11 | $505.91 | $82.04 |
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.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2021-05-05NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207L00000X
An anesthesiologist is trained to provide pain relief and maintenance, or restoration, of a stable condition during and immediately following an operation or an obstetric or diagnostic procedure. The anesthesiologist assesses the risk of the patient undergoing surgery and optimizes the patient's condition prior to, during and after surgery. In addition to these management responsibilities, the anesthesiologist provides medical management and consultation in pain management and critical care medicine. Anesthesiologists diagnose and treat acute, long-standing and cancer pain problems; diagnose and treat patients with critical illnesses or severe injuries; direct resuscitation in the care of patients with cardiac or respiratory emergencies, including the need for artificial ventilation; and supervise post-anesthesia recovery.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207L00000X
An anesthesiologist is trained to provide pain relief and maintenance, or restoration, of a stable condition during and immediately following an operation or an obstetric or diagnostic procedure. The anesthesiologist assesses the risk of the patient undergoing surgery and optimizes the patient's condition prior to, during and after surgery. In addition to these management responsibilities, the anesthesiologist provides medical management and consultation in pain management and critical care medicine. Anesthesiologists diagnose and treat acute, long-standing and cancer pain problems; diagnose and treat patients with critical illnesses or severe injuries; direct resuscitation in the care of patients with cardiac or respiratory emergencies, including the need for artificial ventilation; and supervise post-anesthesia recovery.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207L00000X
An anesthesiologist is trained to provide pain relief and maintenance, or restoration, of a stable condition during and immediately following an operation or an obstetric or diagnostic procedure. The anesthesiologist assesses the risk of the patient undergoing surgery and optimizes the patient's condition prior to, during and after surgery. In addition to these management responsibilities, the anesthesiologist provides medical management and consultation in pain management and critical care medicine. Anesthesiologists diagnose and treat acute, long-standing and cancer pain problems; diagnose and treat patients with critical illnesses or severe injuries; direct resuscitation in the care of patients with cardiac or respiratory emergencies, including the need for artificial ventilation; and supervise post-anesthesia recovery.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207L00000X
An anesthesiologist is trained to provide pain relief and maintenance, or restoration, of a stable condition during and immediately following an operation or an obstetric or diagnostic procedure. The anesthesiologist assesses the risk of the patient undergoing surgery and optimizes the patient's condition prior to, during and after surgery. In addition to these management responsibilities, the anesthesiologist provides medical management and consultation in pain management and critical care medicine. Anesthesiologists diagnose and treat acute, long-standing and cancer pain problems; diagnose and treat patients with critical illnesses or severe injuries; direct resuscitation in the care of patients with cardiac or respiratory emergencies, including the need for artificial ventilation; and supervise post-anesthesia recovery.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207L00000X
An anesthesiologist is trained to provide pain relief and maintenance, or restoration, of a stable condition during and immediately following an operation or an obstetric or diagnostic procedure. The anesthesiologist assesses the risk of the patient undergoing surgery and optimizes the patient's condition prior to, during and after surgery. In addition to these management responsibilities, the anesthesiologist provides medical management and consultation in pain management and critical care medicine. Anesthesiologists diagnose and treat acute, long-standing and cancer pain problems; diagnose and treat patients with critical illnesses or severe injuries; direct resuscitation in the care of patients with cardiac or respiratory emergencies, including the need for artificial ventilation; and supervise post-anesthesia recovery.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - ANESTHESIOLOGY
I20180608001420
IA
6709942154
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Mercy Clinic Springfield Communities
448 State Hwy 248, Branson, MO 656163725
Phone: 4173366713
Secondary Practice Locations
2525 Glenn Hendren Dr, Professional Anesthetic Care
Liberty, MO 640689625
Phone: 2163089171
1235 E Cherokee St
Springfield, MO 658042203
Phone: 4178202623
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Anesthesiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 1235 E CHEROKEE ST, SPRINGFIELD, MO 658042203 (Tel: 4178202623)
Anesthesiology (license number reported to NPPES: OH 34.009378)
Registered at 7500 MERCY RD STE 1355, OMAHA, NE 681242319 (Tel: 4027174866)
Registered at 7261 MERCY RD, OMAHA, NE 681242311
Anesthesiology (license number reported to NPPES: NE 2272)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 2525 GLENN HENDREN DR, PROFESSIONAL ANESTHETIC CARE, LIBERTY, MO 640689625 (Tel: 2163089171)
Registered at 10039 N WILLOW AVE, KANSAS CITY, MO 641577714 (Tel: 2163089171)
Recorded as JOHN HECKATHORN, DO
Anesthesiology (license number reported to NPPES: MO 2011008545)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
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Mailing Address
1235 E Cherokee St
Springfield, MO 658042203
Phone: 4178202623