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Heather Anne Player, MD is a healthcare provider in Lancaster, CA specialising in general surgery. Heather is also listed as specialising in surgery, student in an organized health care education program, and surgery of the hand. Medicare claims data shows Heather provided 355 services to 308 patients.
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Common questions
What is Dr. Player's specialty?
Dr. Player is a general surgeon in Lancaster, CA. This is the primary taxonomy recorded against the NPI in the federal registry, listed there as “GENERAL SURGERY”.
NPI registry
Where can I find Dr. Player?
Dr. Player is listed at 44151 15TH ST W STE 101, Lancaster, CA 93534. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
How do I contact Dr. Player?
The number on file is (661) 902-5600. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
NPI registry
What is the NPI for Dr. Player?
Dr. Player's National Provider Identifier is 1023302973. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Player's medical education?
Dr. Player attended Other, graduating in 2011. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How much experience does Dr. Player have?
Dr. Player has 15 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2011, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What is Dr. Player known for?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Player performs procedures including partial removal of breast, imaging of lymph nodes during surgery and biopsy or removal of deep lymph nodes of underarm; reads or performs imaging such as ultrasonic guidance during surgery, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
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Licensing & Certification
Source: NPPES NPI Registry
Contact Information
- (661) 902-5600
- Email not available
Practice Locations
44151 15TH ST W STE 101
Lancaster, CA 93534
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
355 services · 308 patients · 8 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Partial removal of breast | Procedure | 19301 |
19 |
| Imaging of lymph nodes during surgery | Procedure | 38900 |
16 |
| Biopsy or removal of deep lymph nodes of underarm | Procedure | 38525 |
14 |
| Ultrasonic guidance during surgery | Imaging | 76998 |
16 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
125 |
| Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient' | Billing code | G2211 |
62 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | Office visit | 99443 |
55 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more | Office visit | 99205 |
48 |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
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Other general surgeons at this location 1
Same specialty, same street address — most likely the same department or group.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other general surgeons in Lancaster 6
Same specialty, same city.
More connections — 24 related providers in 3 groups
Trained at Other 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 2011 at Other 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Partial removal of breast 8
Providers in CA who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Provider data sourced from the NPPES NPI Registry and CMS public datasets. Information is provided for reference and is not medical advice.