Physician

Steven Cooper Heard, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Steven Heard, M.D. (NPI: 1194936849) practices dermatology in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Caddo, LA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is DERMATOLOGY AND SKIN SURGERY APMC (NPI: 1023005758; TIN: 720813331) and primary practice location at 71106-6724.

Heard's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 2,721 traditional Medicare patients, billed 18,012 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $2,386,133 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 17110 (Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths). Part D data shows 2,199 prescription claims across 800 beneficiaries totaling $554,707 in drug costs, led by Opzelura (Ruxolitinib Phosphate). Open Payments data shows 42 records totaling $899. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has moved sharply higher in recent years, from $527,445 to $2,386,133. Similarly, Part D prescription costs have moved from a lower plateau to a higher plateau, from $139,042 to $554,707. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$1.2M$2.4M2015 Medicare payment: $527,445 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $573,208 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $583,928 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $630,299 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $665,929 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $733,827 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $768,074 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $965,601 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $1,567,907 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $2,386,133 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20153,36718,428$527,445
20163,42219,134$573,208
20173,50719,434$583,928
20183,55720,788$630,299
20193,64522,472$665,929
20202,96919,530$733,827
20213,11817,931$768,074
20223,03318,301$965,601
20232,98917,891$1,567,907
20242,72118,012$2,386,133

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$309K$619K2015 Drug cost: $139,042 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $165,630 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $208,622 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $343,220 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $377,543 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $375,783 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $412,856 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $584,961 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $618,667 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $554,707 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20154381,107$139,042
20164371,157$165,630
20174521,194$208,622
20185841,571$343,220
20196081,602$377,543
20205811,568$375,783
20216551,774$412,856
20226341,859$584,961
20236191,984$618,667
20248002,199$554,707

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
17110Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths484650$75
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more8571,348$59
17000Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth580847$33
88305Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity1,8785,690$25
17003Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths4553,456$5

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
OpzeluraRuxolitinib Phosphate14420$29,344
Clobetasol PropionateClobetasol Propionate1393,542$6,831
KetoconazoleKetoconazole2656,847$3,671
Doxycycline MonohydrateDoxycycline Monohydrate3412,743$2,817
FluocinonideFluocinonide712,215$2,813

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.42$899GENZYME CORPORATION
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Steven Cooper Heard, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Steven Cooper Heard, M.D. (NPI 1194936849), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Steven Cooper Heard, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Steven Cooper Heard, M.D.?

Steven Cooper Heard, M.D. is linked to DERMATOLOGY AND SKIN SURGERY APMC (billing NPI 1023005758) in the available physician profile data.

Does Steven Cooper Heard, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Steven Cooper Heard, M.D. has 42 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.