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Dr. Eliot C. Heher, MD

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(Eliot Heher, MD)

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Specializes in: Transplant Surgery, General Practice and Nephrology (Kidney Disease)

Professional interests include: transplant procedures, kidney transplant, kidney problems

860 Washington Street South Building, 4th floor
Boston, MA 02111

(617) 636-5592

Dr. Eliot C. Heher, MD is a transplant surgeon in Boston, MA specializing in transplant surgery, general practice and nephrology (kidney disease). Dr. Eliot C. Heher, MD is affiliated with Tufts Medicine and Tufts Medical Center Transplant Surgery.

Office Locations

860 Washington Street South Building, 4th floor
Boston, MA 02111

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In The News

“"I think that could turn the needle a little bit," said Dr. Eliot Heher, the medical director of Massachusetts General Hospital's kidney donor team.”—"John Nucci 'resting comfortably' after kidney transplant", Boston Herald, June 2018

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Eliot C. Heher, MD in 2023

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

Top 10%

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Eliot C. Heher, MD had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts. 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. Eliot C. Heher, MD treated as a transplant surgeon in Boston, MA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eliot C. Heher, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	51
doctor visit	645
hospital care	461
inpatient care	461

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eliot C. Heher, MD treated as a transplant surgeon in Boston, MA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eliot C. Heher, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	53
doctor visit	669
hospital care	509
inpatient care	509

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eliot C. Heher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	227
Female	130

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	287
Black	16
Hispanic	30
Asian	11
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	131
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	16
Less than 65	158

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eliot C. Heher, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	49
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eliot C. Heher, MD treated as a transplant surgeon in Boston, MA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eliot C. Heher, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	114
doctor visit	492
hospital care	642
inpatient care	642

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eliot C. Heher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	213
Female	132

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	265
Black	20
Hispanic	31
Asian	12
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	165

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eliot C. Heher, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	51
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eliot C. Heher, MD treated as a transplant surgeon in Boston, MA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eliot C. Heher, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	55
doctor visit	403
hospital care	391
inpatient care	391

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eliot C. Heher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	364
Female	224

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	456
Black	32
Hispanic	42
Asian	22
Other	36
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	220
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	300

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eliot C. Heher, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	48
Dementia	5
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eliot C. Heher, MD treated as a transplant surgeon in Boston, MA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eliot C. Heher, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	60
doctor visit	383
hospital care	473
inpatient care	473

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eliot C. Heher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	179
Female	106

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	199
Black	20
Hispanic	37
Asian	14
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	149

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eliot C. Heher, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	52
Dementia	12
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eliot C. Heher, MD treated as a transplant surgeon in Boston, MA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eliot C. Heher, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	99
doctor visit	443
hemofiltration	45
hospital care	448
inpatient care	448

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eliot C. Heher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	194
Female	110

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	225
Black	16
Hispanic	28
Asian	14
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	135

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eliot C. Heher, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	48
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eliot C. Heher, MD treated as a transplant surgeon in Boston, MA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eliot C. Heher, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	56
doctor visit	409
hospital care	417
inpatient care	417

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eliot C. Heher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	167
Female	110

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	202
Black	0
Hispanic	29
Asian	16
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	113
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	123

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eliot C. Heher, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	51
Dementia	19
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eliot C. Heher, MD treated as a transplant surgeon in Boston, MA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eliot C. Heher, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	23
doctor visit	415
hospital care	271
inpatient care	271

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eliot C. Heher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	146
Female	105

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	176
Black	18
Hispanic	27
Asian	17
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	104
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	108

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eliot C. Heher, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	45
Dementia	15
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eliot C. Heher, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	67

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eliot C. Heher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	26

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	49
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eliot C. Heher, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eliot C. Heher, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	73

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eliot C. Heher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	11

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eliot C. Heher, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	66
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eliot C. Heher, MD treated as a transplant surgeon in Boston, MA during 2023 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eliot C. Heher, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	69
hospital care	45
inpatient care	45

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eliot C. Heher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	42
Female	18

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	42
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eliot C. Heher, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	57
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eliot C. Heher, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Eliot C. Heher, MD treated as a transplant surgeon in Boston, MA were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

dialysis	63
doctor visit	369
hemofiltration	45
hospital care	406
inpatient care	406

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eliot C. Heher, MD.

**Gender**
Female	88
Male	145

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	11
Asian / Pacific Islander	9
Non-Hispanic White	172
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	20
Other	12

**Age**
75 to 84	4
85 and over	1
Less than 65	111
65 to 74	84

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eliot C. Heher, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Eliot C. Heher, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	45
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	7
Cancer	5

Education & Training

He has a state license in Massachusetts.

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Eliot C. Heher, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Tufts Medicine

Tufts Medical Center Transplant Surgery

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC	$2,166 ACTHAR $2,166

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$2,000
Food and Beverage	$166

Biography

Dr. Eliot Heher's specialties are general practice, nephrology (kidney disease), and transplant surgery. Dr. Heher is a graduate of Harvard Medical School. His areas of expertise include the following: kidney problems and kidney transplant. He is professionally affiliated with Tufts Medicine. According to Yext, new patients are welcome to contact his office in Boston, MA.