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Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD

(Dr. Heather Miller Wheat, MD)

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

SUNY Upstate Medical University

2950 Elmwood Avenue
Kenmore, NY 14217

(716) 447-6100

Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD is a nephrologist in Amherst, NY specializing in adult nephrology. She graduated from SUNY Upstate Medical University. Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD is affiliated with Kenmore Mercy Hospital, Catholic Health System and Kaleida Health.

Office Locations

Catholic Health System

1306 Sweet Home Road
Amherst, NY 14228

(716) 838-3188

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Catholic Health System

220 Red Tail Road Suite 2
Orchard Park, NY 14127

(716) 712-0864

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Catholic Health System

2950 Elmwood Avenue
Kenmore, NY 14217

(716) 447-6100

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Catholic Health System

3909 Forest Parkway
North Tonawanda, NY 14120

(716) 696-6193

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. Heather M. Wheat, 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 75% of providers in related specialties within New York. 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. Heather M. Wheat, MD treated as a nephrologist in Amherst, NY during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	158
doctor visit	294
hospital care	584
inpatient care	584

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD treated as a nephrologist in Amherst, NY during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	127
doctor visit	315
hospital care	622
inpatient care	622

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD.

**Gender**
Male	195
Female	182

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	316
Black	45
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	114
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	78
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	58
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD treated as a nephrologist in Amherst, NY during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	78
doctor visit	347
hospital care	311
inpatient care	311

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD.

**Gender**
Male	160
Female	158

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	266
Black	36
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	49
Less than 65	71

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	62
Dementia	13
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD treated as a nephrologist in Amherst, NY during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	67
doctor visit	311
hospital care	392
inpatient care	392

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD.

**Gender**
Male	320
Female	370

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	578
Black	90
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	222
From 75 to 84	200
85 and over	118
Less than 65	150

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	59
Dementia	17
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD treated as a nephrologist in Amherst, NY during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	67
doctor visit	317
hospital care	402
inpatient care	402

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD.

**Gender**
Male	179
Female	185

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	304
Black	39
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	129
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	50
Less than 65	81

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	65
Dementia	16
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD treated as a nephrologist in Amherst, NY during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	92
doctor visit	332
hospital care	464
inpatient care	464

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD.

**Gender**
Male	184
Female	187

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	316
Black	31
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	52
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	67
Dementia	20
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD treated as a nephrologist in Amherst, NY during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	79
doctor visit	320
hospital care	414
inpatient care	414

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD.

**Gender**
Male	174
Female	178

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	290
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	127
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	53
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	62
Dementia	19
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD treated as a nephrologist in Amherst, NY during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	56
doctor visit	309
hospital care	301
inpatient care	301

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD.

**Gender**
Male	168
Female	159

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	267
Black	33
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	43
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	63
Dementia	17
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD treated as a nephrologist in Amherst, NY during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	68
doctor visit	300
hospital care	326
inpatient care	326
lab tests	17

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD.

**Gender**
Male	157
Female	171

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	274
Black	33
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	47
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	61
Dementia	21
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD treated as a nephrologist in Amherst, NY during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	36
doctor visit	275
hospital care	261
inpatient care	261
lab tests	13

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD.

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	152

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	247
Black	27
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	38
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	60
Dementia	20
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD treated as a nephrologist in Amherst, NY during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	18
doctor visit	244
hospital care	323
inpatient care	323

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD.

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	141

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	237
Black	25
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	115
85 and over	38
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	62
Dementia	11
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD treated as a nephrologist in Amherst, NY during 2023 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	28
doctor visit	255
hospital care	352
inpatient care	352

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD.

**Gender**
Male	141
Female	144

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	226
Black	32
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	75
From 75 to 84	119
85 and over	36
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	59
Dementia	9
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD treated as a nephrologist in Amherst, NY were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

dialysis	72
doctor visit	301
hospital care	396
inpatient care	396
lab tests	15

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD.

**Gender**
Male	165
Female	168

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	35
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	276
Hispanic	1
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	4

**Age**
75 to 84	104
85 and over	50
Less than 65	68
65 to 74	110

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	56
Atrial Fibrillation	24
Cancer	13
Dementia	14

Education & Training

Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD graduated from SUNY Upstate Medical University. She completed residency at University of Colorado Denver Affiliated Hospitals. She has a state license in New York.

Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University

Residency: University of Colorado Denver Affiliated Hospitals

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Heather M. Wheat, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Kenmore Mercy Hospital

Catholic Health System

Kaleida Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Baxter Healthcare	$193 Renal - Non Product Related $122	Renal - PD $71
Travere Therapeutics, Inc.	$167 $167
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$123 LOKELMA $109	FARXIGA $14
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$40 JYNARQUE $40
Ardelyx, Inc.	$27 IBSRELA $27
Other	$102 VAC THERAPY $25	Vafseo $25	ACTHAR $24	KRYSTEXXA $18	Gengraf $10

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$510
Education	$142

Biography

Dr. Heather Wheat's area of specialization is adult nephrology. Dr. Wheat graduated from SUNY Upstate Medical University. Her training includes a residency program at a hospital affiliated with the University of Colorado Denver. She is affiliated with Kenmore Mercy Hospital and Kaleida Health.