Physician

Christianne Norton Heck, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Christianne Heck, M.D. (NPI: 1215978911) practices epileptologists in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Los Angeles, CA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is USC CARE MEDICAL GROUP, INC (NPI: 1902846306; TIN: 954540991) and primary practice location at 90033-5313. Heck is affiliated with the Lore Health ACO (ACO ID: A5192), participating under the MSSP model.

Heck's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 163 traditional Medicare patients, billed 272 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $19,888 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 95720 (Measurement of brain wave activity with video (veeg), 12-26 hours with review and report by health care professional). Part D data shows 675 prescription claims across 73 beneficiaries totaling $760,256 in drug costs, led by Lamictal Xr (Lamotrigine). 2015 DME data shows 12 claims. Open Payments data shows 86 records totaling $38,655. 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 started with an early spike, then settled into a lower baseline, moving from $46,793 to $19,888. Similarly, Part D prescription costs have declined steadily, from $1,332,584 to $760,256. 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$28K$57K2015 Medicare payment: $46,793 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $56,591 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $46,740 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $29,222 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $32,763 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $22,311 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $18,944 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $16,306 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $10,835 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $19,888 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015184488$46,793
2016213561$56,591
2017226488$46,740
2018180337$29,222
2019158334$32,763
2020137293$22,311
2021122236$18,944
2022138227$16,306
202391154$10,835
2024163272$19,888

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$826K$1.7M2015 Drug cost: $1,332,584 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $1,520,651 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $1,651,567 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $1,436,660 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $1,081,593 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $1,026,036 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $991,774 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $1,127,921 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $945,988 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $760,256 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20151122,494$1,332,584
20161132,457$1,520,651
20171242,348$1,651,567
20181341,864$1,436,660
20191161,445$1,081,593
2020951,324$1,026,036
2021811,104$991,774
202278975$1,127,921
202372716$945,988
202473675$760,256

DME Billing Trend

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

DME Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare DME, Devices & Supplies by Referring Provider.0$72$1452015 Medicare payment: $145 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsPayment
2015N/R12$145
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
2018N/RN/RN/R
2019N/RN/RN/R
2020N/RN/RN/R
2021N/RN/RN/R
2022N/RN/RN/R
2023N/RN/RN/R
2024N/RN/RN/R

* / # = 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
95720Measurement of brain wave activity with video (veeg), 12-26 hours with review and report by health care professional1942$171
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more3037$60
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more4953$48
95822Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), in coma or asleep2222$47
95816Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), awake and drowsy4343$47

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Lamictal XrLamotrigine332,850$220,956
VimpatLacosamide442,533$131,753
KeppraLevetiracetam19870$84,228
OnfiClobazam12817$77,669
LamictalLamotrigine372,370$69,161

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.0$0N/R
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.86$38,655NEUROPACE, INC.
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Christianne Norton Heck, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Christianne Norton Heck, M.D. (NPI 1215978911), 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 Christianne Norton Heck, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

Christianne Norton Heck, M.D. is shown with ACO affiliation data for Lore Health ACO (MSSP, ACO ID A5192).

What billing organization is linked to Christianne Norton Heck, M.D.?

Christianne Norton Heck, M.D. is linked to USC CARE MEDICAL GROUP, INC (billing NPI 1902846306) in the available physician profile data.

Does Christianne Norton Heck, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Christianne Norton Heck, M.D. has 86 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.