Heidi Hemak, PA-C
NPI 1669549788ActiveIndividual· Physician Assistant· Scranton, PA
Physician Assistant (PA-C) with Digestive Care Associates, PC, practicing in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $781,043 for 813 claims, against $19,919 paid for services in 2024. Janssen Biotech, Inc. was the largest of 15 companies reporting payments in 2025, $2,065 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Regional Hospital of Scranton and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1669549788 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | PA-C |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Nov 30, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Aug 6, 2021 |
| Certified by provider | Aug 6, 2021 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant Primary | 363A00000X | MA002763-L | PA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Physician Assistant (PA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 225 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 277 across 9 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $19,919 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 813 · 1,236 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 166 |
| Total drug cost | $781,043 |
| Generic share | 74% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1998 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Physician Assistant |
Medical group
- Digestive Care Associates, PCEdwardsville, PA · 9 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Regional Hospital of ScrantonScranton, PA
- Wayne Memorial HospitalHonesdale, PA
- Wilkes-Barre General HospitalWilkes-Barre, PA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$2,065 · 92 payments from 15 companies
- 2024$2,509 · 147 payments from 19 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Janssen Biotech, Inc. | $377.75 | 14 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $332.83 | 12 |
| Madrigal Pharmaceuticals | $315.37 | 12 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $192.34 | 16 |
| Ardelyx, Inc. | $174.17 | 7 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,980 · 91 payments
- Education$84.99 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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