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Robert Heidepriem, MD

As reported to Medicare

Credential
MD
Primary specialty
Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)
Medical school graduation
1999
National Provider Identifier (NPI)
1619959673
Practice locations
  1. Columbus, Georgia
  2. Conyers, Georgia

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

# of Varicose Vein Removal Procedures Billed to Medicare
16

Total number of varicose vein removal procedures this clinician billed to Medicare in the most recent 12-month claims period, according to CMS.

Percentile Rank (%)
53%

Percentile rank of 16 procedures compared to every other clinician CMS reports in this category, of any primary specialty, who has billed Medicare for at least one varicose vein removal procedure in the same period.

The figures above reflect only procedures that this clinician billed to Medicare, according to CMS. Therefore, they may not reflect the total number of procedures this clinician performed during the 12-month reporting period. See Understanding CMS Data below.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (October 2, 2026 release).

Robert Heidepriem's Varicose Vein Removal Billing Volume Compared to Peers

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 0 1-10 25th pct. 13 Median 51 75th pct. 2,293 Highest This clinician Volume: 16 Percentile Rank: 53% # of Varicose Vein Removal Procedures Billed to Medicare Percentile Rank (%) 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 0 1-10 25th pct. 13 Median 51 75th pct. 2,293 Highest This clinician Volume: 16 Percentile Rank: 53% # of Varicose Vein Removal Procedures Billed to Medicare Percentile Rank (%)

Reading the curve: find a volume along the bottom, and the line gives the percentile of every clinician CMS reports in this category, of any primary specialty at or below it. The marked point is this clinician. The shaded block covers the 3,160 clinicians CMS reports as 1-10, because CMS suppresses counts below 11.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (October 2, 2026 release).

Previous data releases

The table shows this clinician's figures from each CMS data release.

CMS data release Varicose vein removal procedures billed Percentile rank
October 2, 2026 Current 16 53%
August 18, 2026 Prior 29 65%
August 11, 2026 Prior 29 65%
June 26, 2026 Prior 29 65%

CMS does not publish the start and end dates of the window behind any release, and consecutive releases may cover overlapping periods, or the same period with later-arriving claims added.

Understanding CMS Data

This count includes heat (radiofrequency or laser) ablation, medical adhesive closure, mechanochemical ablation, and sclerotherapy injections, and a patient who has treatment in more than one session contributes to the total each time. CMS reports only procedures that clinicians billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage. Therefore, CMS's procedure volume data does not include procedures that clinicians may have performed on patients who have other health care coverage (e.g., commercial insurance, self-pay, or the VA). Billing variation and coding errors can also affect CMS's data. Therefore, the number of procedures that CMS reports for a clinician may be higher or lower than the actual number of varicose vein removal procedures a clinician performed during the reporting period. Lastly, we apply no specialty filter in this category, so this page includes clinicians of every primary specialty.

We apply CMS's percentile formula to the same pool CMS uses.

How CMS counts varicose vein removal procedures, and how we calculate the percentile