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Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD

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(Dr. Daniel Heckman, M.D.)

(392 Ratings)

Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (2005)

Professional interests include: arthroscopic surgery, sports injuries, sports health

501 CETRONIA ROAD SUITE 125
ALLENTOWN, PA 18104

(484) 526-1735

Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD is a sports medicine doctor in ALLENTOWN, PA specializing in sports medicine and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 2005 and has 21 years of experience. Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD is affiliated with St. Luke's University Health Network.

Office Locations

501 CETRONIA ROAD SUITE 125
ALLENTOWN, PA 18104

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1441 SCHOENERSVILLE ROAD
BETHLEHEM, PA 18018

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In The News

“St. Luke's Dr. Daniel Heckman, orthopedic surgeon and Andrew Kantzos, resident physician in orthopedic surgery, dissect a cadaver knee with Jeremy Witcoski, orthopedic surgery physician assistant...”—"Photos: Human Cadaver Knee Dissection at Parkland High School (WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT)", The Morning Call, April 2022

“Parkland High seniors Sana Nauman, left, and Dhivya Shepherd, assist Leonard Paparo, an athletic trainer, Dr. Daniel Heckman, orthopedic surgeon and Andrew Kantzos, resident physician in orthopedic...”—"The Lehigh Valley Week in Photos", The Morning Call, April 2022

“St. Luke's orthopedic surgeon Dr. Daniel Heckman repaired Manbeck's shoulder at St. Luke's Allentown Campus, inserting a bioabsorbable screw into the bone fragment to reattach, stabilize and...”—"Blue Mountain athlete back on his game after injury", Reading Eagle, January 2022

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 25%

By Volume:

joint aspiration

joint injections

By Affordability:

knee replacement

total joint replacement

total knee replacement

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Pennsylvania, Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD performed more joint aspiration, and joint injections procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for knee replacement, total joint replacement, and total knee replacement that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in ALLENTOWN, PA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	60
doctor visit	385
fracture surgery	12
hospital care	92
injections	60
inpatient care	92
joint surgery	12
lower extremity surgery	12
open surgery	12
reconstructive surgery	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in ALLENTOWN, PA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	92
doctor visit	528
hospital care	112
injections	92
inpatient care	112

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	238

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	266
Black	0
Hispanic	50
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	97
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	89
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD in 2013

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	31
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in ALLENTOWN, PA during 2014 were aspiration, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	94
doctor visit	458
hospital care	83
injections	94
inpatient care	83
joint surgery	13
lower extremity surgery	13
reconstructive surgery	13

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	200

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	261
Black	0
Hispanic	40
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	69
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	35
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in ALLENTOWN, PA during 2015 were aspiration, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	87
doctor visit	383
fracture surgery	11
hospital care	55
injections	87
inpatient care	55
lower extremity surgery	11

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	192
Female	356

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	434
Black	0
Hispanic	72
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	182
From 75 to 84	146
85 and over	114
Less than 65	106

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	28
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in ALLENTOWN, PA during 2016 were aspiration, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	105
doctor visit	411
hospital care	18
injections	105
inpatient care	18
joint surgery	12
minimally invasive procedures	12
upper extremity surgery	12

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	167

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	240
Black	0
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	114
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	53
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD in 2016

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in ALLENTOWN, PA during 2017 were aspiration, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	131
doctor visit	498
hospital care	51
injections	131
inpatient care	51

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	139
Female	202

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	281
Black	0
Hispanic	39
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	125
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	58
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD in 2017

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	34
Dementia	17
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in ALLENTOWN, PA during 2018 were aspiration, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	157
doctor visit	545
hospital care	43
injections	157
inpatient care	43

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	158
Female	192

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	296
Black	0
Hispanic	33
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	142
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	54
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD in 2018

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	33
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in ALLENTOWN, PA during 2019 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	155
doctor visit	571
injections	155

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	208

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	296
Black	0
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	52
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD in 2019

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	16
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in ALLENTOWN, PA during 2020 were aspiration, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	146
doctor visit	512
fracture surgery	13
hospital care	41
injections	146
inpatient care	41
lower extremity surgery	13

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	129
Female	199

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	276
Black	0
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	161
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	35
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	30
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in ALLENTOWN, PA during 2021 were aspiration, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	136
doctor visit	537
fracture surgery	30
hospital care	35
injections	136
inpatient care	35
joint surgery	13
lower extremity surgery	30
open surgery	13
reconstructive surgery	13

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	129
Female	221

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	302
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	49
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD in 2021

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	28
Dementia	19
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in ALLENTOWN, PA during 2022 were aspiration, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	149
doctor visit	457
hospital care	29
injections	149
inpatient care	29
joint surgery	12
lower extremity surgery	12
reconstructive surgery	12

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	176

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	266
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	41
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in ALLENTOWN, PA were aspiration, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

aspiration	119
doctor visit	480
fracture surgery	16
hospital care	55
injections	119
inpatient care	55
joint surgery	12
lower extremity surgery	15
minimally invasive procedures	12
open surgery	12
reconstructive surgery	12
upper extremity surgery	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	196

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	265
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	33
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	84
85 and over	55
Less than 65	53
65 to 74	126

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and depression.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 2005. He completed residency at University of North Carolina (UNC) Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in Pennsylvania.

Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (2005)

Residency: University of North Carolina (UNC) Affiliated Hospitals (2010)

Licensed In: Pennsylvania

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

St. Luke's University Health Network

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.83 out of 5 stars based on 392 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in ALLENTOWN, PA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Daniel S. Heckman, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Arthrex, Inc.	$5,409 ALL ARTHREX PRODUCT LINES $2,842	$2,567
Novus Surgical Solutions LLC	$4,902 $4,902
Keystone Surgical Systems, Inc.	$849 ALL ARTHREX PRODUCT LINES $834	ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE SHOULDER & ELBOW ARTHROSCOPY $15
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$265 CORAIL $95	Knee $75	Orthopaedics $60	VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS $14	Shoulder/SM JT $11	Other $9
Aesculap Biologics, LLC	$242 Orthopedics $242
Other	$1,458 CellerateRx $126	FORTEO $112	SIGMA $110	Extremities $94	SET - SPORTS MEDICINE $92	Other $923

**Types of Payments**
Education	$10,217
Food and Beverage	$2,164
Travel and Lodging	$744

Biography

Dr. Daniel Heckman specializes in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and sports medicine. Patient ratings for Dr. Heckman average 5.0 stars (out of 5). Areas of expertise for Dr. Heckman include arthroscopic surgery, sports health, and sports injuries. He obtained his medical school training at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of North Carolina (UNC). Dr. Heckman is professionally affiliated with St. Luke's University Health Network. According to Doctor.com, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in ALLENTOWN, PA.