Linda Augusta Heffernan, M.D./P.H.D.

Primary specialty

Dermatology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207N00000X

License

2016-00343 Issued in NC

Practice address

7560 Carpenter Fire Station Rd Ste 204
Cary, NC 27519-9637

Phone

(919) 439-4206

Fax

(919) 439-9375

NPI assigned

Jun 12, 2012

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Other names 1

• Linda Augusta Heffernan-Stroud Other name

Electronic endpoints 4

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in NC

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Dermatology

Education

Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine, 2012

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Forefront Dermatology SCGroup PAC ID 3779471701, 650 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

97.45 of 100Reported as group

Promoting interoperability

97

Improvement activities

40

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Philosophy

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: lindaheffernanstroud@forefrontdermatology.emadirect.md

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Forefront Dermatology, S.C.

  • Dermatology Physician
  • Goldsboro, NC
  • NPI 1326532169
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Forefront Dermatology, S.C.

  • Dermatology Physician
  • Columbus, OH
  • NPI 1063365385
  NPD
• Forefront Dermatology, S.C.

  • Dermatology Physician
  • Manitowoc, WI
  • NPI 1578515904
  NPD (past)

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "state": "WI",
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            "fax_number": "920-684-1439"
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}

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• Dermatology Physician in Cary, NC
• Providers in Cary, NC by specialty
• Dermatology Physician in North Carolina

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• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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