Heather R Hand
Physician Assistant · Boston
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- Not verified
- Not the same as out of network.
- Office
- 1
- Since medical school
- 4 years
- Graduated 2022
Offices
1 location · Brigham and Womens Physicians Organization Inc · 2,931 clinicians in this group
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Hospitals listed: Brigham and Women'S Hospital. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plan participation
Not verified
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Hospitals they work in
1 hospital
These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.
- Brigham and Women'S HospitalBoston, MAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Mass General Brigham, which runs 15 hospitals in 2 statesHome of Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer centrePatients rate it 4 of 5 · 81% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 5 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.711, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.596, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.505, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0.51, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery: 0.8 (0.6 to 0.9) · 2,432 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
See every measure and the patient survey for Brigham and Women'S Hospital
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 5 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 9 the same, 2 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.711 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.596 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.505 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.51 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.8 (0.6 to 0.9) · 2,432 cases | Better | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.69 (0.12 to 1.26) · 6,008 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.88 (0.74 to 1.01) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 158.29 (133.21 to 183.36) · 505 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2.2 · 365 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 6 · 155 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 9.1 · 395 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 6.7 · 935 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 10.1 · 697 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 9.5 · 456 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.1 · 6,699 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.15 (0.01 to 0.29) · 21,284 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.28 (0.13 to 0.42) · 24,178 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 4.49 (3.47 to 5.51) · 9,415 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 2.37 (1.52 to 3.21) · 5,676 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.05 (1.23 to 2.88) · 8,589 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 7.32 (5.06 to 9.58) · 5,122 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 4.49 (3.06 to 5.92) · 5,826 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.31 (0.19 to 2.43) · 2,520 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.34 (0.05 to 0.63) · 21,256 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.4 · 384 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 0.332 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.684 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.9 · 576 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 22.1 · 1,117 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 30 · 580 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 24.9 · 1,164 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 16.7 · 758 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 17.1 · 721 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 4.6 (3 to 7.2) · 175 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 7.5 (5.3 to 10.9) · 175 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.6 · 371 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 10.5 · 250 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.9 · 168 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 11.5 (9.5 to 14) · 5,029 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (666 patients answered, 23% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 3 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 67% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 82% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 80% |
| Staff "always" explained | 62% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 89% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 89% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 74% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 79% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 74% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 75% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 81% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 78% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 86% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 48% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 49% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 90% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$10,952
Medicare paid this office $10,952 for 134 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Return visit (30+ min) | 20 | $1,889 | $94 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 23 | $1,758 | $73 |
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 12 | $1,230 | $103 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | 12 | $1,111 | $93 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 13 | $895 | $69 |
See all 6 services
| Return visit (30+ min) | 20 | $1,889 | $94 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 23 | $1,758 | $73 |
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 12 | $1,230 | $103 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | 12 | $1,111 | $93 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 13 | $895 | $69 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | 12 | $760 | $63 |
Who their Medicare patients are
134 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 76 · Women 41% · Also on Medicaid 8% · Health risk score 1.68. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical physician assistant clinician is at 1.31.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Atrial fibrillation 75% · Coronary heart disease 55% · Heart failure 49% · Chronic kidney disease 37% · Diabetes 28% · COPD 21% · Depression 21% · Cancer 20% · Stroke 11%.
The office billed $59,172, Medicare allowed $14,243 and paid $10,952; for 143 services of 13 kinds.
Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.
Year by year
| 2024 | 134 | 143 | 76 | 1.68 | $59,172 | $10,952 |
| 2023 | 73 | 82 | 74 | 1.64 | $33,919 | $5,871 |
Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.
See the services billed each year
2023: 2 services
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 22 | $1,642 | $75 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | 15 | $1,048 | $70 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$403,707
Pharmacies billed $403,707 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
486 generic and 348 brand-name prescriptions · $403,707 in drug cost.
Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.
| Eliquis | 254 | $275,332 | $1,084 |
| Xarelto | 82 | $89,085 | $1,086 |
| Dofetilide | 29 | $10,126 | $349 |
| Metoprolol | 148 | $2,840 | $19 |
| Flecainide Acetate | 47 | $2,286 | $49 |
See all 12 drugs
| Eliquis | 254 | $275,332 | $1,084 |
| Xarelto | 82 | $89,085 | $1,086 |
| Dofetilide | 29 | $10,126 | $349 |
| Metoprolol | 148 | $2,840 | $19 |
| Flecainide Acetate | 47 | $2,286 | $49 |
| Amiodarone | 71 | $2,199 | $31 |
| Sotalol | 20 | $526 | $26 |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd) | 17 | $521 | $31 |
| Omeprazole | 14 | $251 | $18 |
| Carvedilol | 11 | $109 | $10 |
| Atenolol | 12 | $105 | $9 |
| Metoprolol | 28 | $91 | $3 |
Year by year
| 2024 | 834 | 322 | None | 42% | $403,707 |
| 2023 | 228 | 130 | 0% (0) | 26% | $75,233 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2023: 7 drugs
| Eliquis | 52 | $57,972 | $1,115 |
| Dofetilide | 11 | $3,403 | $309 |
| Flecainide Acetate | 20 | $1,177 | $59 |
| Metoprolol | 40 | $1,102 | $28 |
| Amiodarone | 14 | $1,100 | $79 |
| Omeprazole | 12 | $256 | $21 |
| Metoprolol | 18 | $163 | $9 |
Money from drug and device companies
$135 in 2025
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | None | $135 |
| 2024 | 3 | 9 | None | $565 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | None | $15 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Abbott Laboratories | Aveir | $90 | 4 payments
|
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | Lifevest | $23 | 1 payment
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| Medtronic | Aurora Ev-Icd Mri Surescan | $21 | 1 payment
|
See all 6 published payments
| Abbott Laboratories | Meals · 2025-11-05 | Agilis | $23 |
| Medtronic | Meals · 2025-11-04 | Aurora Ev-Icd Mri Surescan | $21 |
| Abbott Laboratories | Meals · 2025-08-05 | Gallant | $26 |
| Abbott Laboratories | Meals · 2025-07-16 | Aveir | $23 |
| Abbott Laboratories | Meals · 2025-04-09 | Aveir | $18 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | Meals · 2025-01-15 | Lifevest | $23 |
See earlier years (2024, 2023)
2024: $565
| Medtronic | Micra | $534 | 7 payments
|
| Cardiva Medical | Cardiva Vascade Mvp Vvcs 6-12f | $16 | 1 payment
|
| Pfizer | Vyndaqel | $16 | 1 payment
|
2023: $15
| Boston Scientific | Lux-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor | $15 | 1 payment
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Professional record
- NPI
- 1104595149
- Video visits
- Lists video visits
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Physician assistant (363A00000X); Student in a training program (390200000X)
- Mailing address
- 360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, 02115
- NPI first listed
- 2021-09-13
- NPI last updated
- 2025-03-24
- NPI record certified
- 2025-03-24
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, 02115