Gerald A Hecker, MD

Primary specialty

Ophthalmology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207W00000X

License

098253 Issued in NY

Practice address

98 Riverside Dr
New York, NY 10024-5323

Phone

(212) 501-7258

NPI assigned

Sep 15, 2005

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Other identifiers 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Not listed in the public Medicare enrollment file

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: No
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: No
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: No

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

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

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            "address_1": "98 RIVERSIDE DR",
            "city": "NEW YORK",
            "state": "NY",
            "postal_code": "100245323",
            "telephone_number": "212-501-7258"
        },
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        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
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        "first_name": "GERALD",
        "middle_name": "A",
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        "credential": "MD",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2005-09-15",
        "last_updated": "2026-07-13",
        "status": "A"
    },
    "taxonomies": [
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            "taxonomy_group": "",
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            "primary": true
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [
        {
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            "desc": "MEDICAID",
            "issuer": null,
            "identifier": "00167015",
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        }
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}

• Lauren Heck, NP
• Sandy Heck, MD
• Timothy Christopher Heck
• Adina Heckelman
• Leora Heckelman, PH.D.
• Lawrence P Hecker, M.D.
• Matt Aron Heckle, NP
• William Wesley Heckman, M.D.
• Hector H. Goa, MD, PC
• Alexandra Hector

• Ophthalmology Physician in New York, NY
• Providers in New York, NY by specialty
• Ophthalmology Physician in New York

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jul 13, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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