In 2023, Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD had a list price for myocardial perfusion SPECT, nuclear scan, nuclear stress test (myocardial perfusion imaging), and SPECT scan that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Montana. 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.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

cardiac stress testing

electrocardiogram

stress EKG

stress testing

In 2012, Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD had a list price for cardiac (heart) stress testing, electrocardiogram (EKG), stress EKG, and stress testing that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Montana. 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. Sharon L. Hecker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Kalispell, MT during 2012 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	771
doctor visit	711
hospital care	59
inpatient care	59
minimally invasive procedures	14
stress testing	210
ultrasound (sonogram)	712

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Kalispell, MT during 2013 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, stress testing and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	566
doctor visit	497
hospital care	54
inpatient care	54
stress testing	132
ultrasound (sonogram)	566

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	506
Female	463

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	938
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	16

**Age**
From 65 to 74	372
From 75 to 84	358
85 and over	159
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD in 2013

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	30
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Kalispell, MT during 2014 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	670
catheterization	17
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	481
hospital care	89
inpatient care	89
minimally invasive procedures	29
stress testing	100
ultrasound (sonogram)	653
vascular procedures	17

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	639
Female	572

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1139
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	45

**Age**
From 65 to 74	500
From 75 to 84	422
85 and over	180
Less than 65	109

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Kalispell, MT during 2015 were ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	39
doctor visit	297
ultrasound (sonogram)	39

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	220
Female	204

**Age**
From 65 to 74	182
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	90
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	30
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Kalispell, MT during 2016 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	93
doctor visit	446
hospital care	15
inpatient care	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	93

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	162
Female	140

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	283
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	127
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	48
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD in 2016

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	27
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Kalispell, MT during 2017 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	63
doctor visit	326
hospital care	56
inpatient care	56
nuclear scan	16
stress testing	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	47

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	168
Female	134

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	279
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	127
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	41
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	29
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Kalispell, MT during 2018 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	351
cardioversion	12
doctor visit	481
hospital care	51
inpatient care	51
nuclear scan	38
stress testing	66
ultrasound (sonogram)	313

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	453
Female	375

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	778
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	28

**Age**
From 65 to 74	352
From 75 to 84	307
85 and over	109
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Kalispell, MT during 2019 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	431
doctor visit	595
hospital care	83
inpatient care	83
nuclear scan	52
stress testing	80
ultrasound (sonogram)	379

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	524
Female	465

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	909
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	47

**Age**
From 65 to 74	426
From 75 to 84	367
85 and over	134
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	28
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Kalispell, MT during 2020 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	498
cardioversion	13
doctor visit	468
hospital care	103
inpatient care	103
minimally invasive procedures	12
nuclear scan	57
stress testing	88
ultrasound (sonogram)	441

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	569
Female	461

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	959
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	40

**Age**
From 65 to 74	405
From 75 to 84	416
85 and over	157
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD in 2020

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	28
Dementia	11
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Kalispell, MT during 2021 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	232
doctor visit	512
hospital care	43
inpatient care	43
nuclear scan	26
stress testing	45
ultrasound (sonogram)	206

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	432
Female	322

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	702
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	23

**Age**
From 65 to 74	297
From 75 to 84	297
85 and over	108
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD in 2021

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	27
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Kalispell, MT during 2022 were stress testing, cardiac procedures and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	113
doctor visit	334
nuclear scan	36
stress testing	113

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	178
Female	217

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	381
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	199
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	33
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD in 2022

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	24
Dementia	5
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Kalispell, MT during 2023 were stress testing, cardiac procedures and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	96
doctor visit	457
nuclear scan	35
stress testing	96

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	235
Female	228

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	440
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	186
From 75 to 84	200
85 and over	58
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	27
Dementia	4
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Kalispell, MT were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, stress testing and hospital care.

cardiac procedures	326
cardioversion	12
catheterization	17
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	467
hospital care	61
inpatient care	61
minimally invasive procedures	18
nuclear scan	37
stress testing	94
ultrasound (sonogram)	344
vascular procedures	17

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD.

**Gender**
Female	298
Male	340

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	567
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	16
Other	2

**Age**
85 and over	93
75 to 84	235
Less than 65	45
65 to 74	264

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Sharon L. Hecker, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and heart failure.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Education & Training

She has a state license in Montana.

Licensed In: Montana

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$169 Pradaxa $136	OFEV $22	Praxbind $11
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$123 Pacemakers $56	Advisa $49	CareLink $19
Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc.	$114 Definity $114
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$108 ENTRESTO $91	LEQVIO $18
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.	$88 Effient $66	SAVAYSA $22
Other	$549 ELIQUIS $82	XARELTO $56	Repatha $36	OPSUMIT $36	ACTHAR $23	Other $316