NPI age
19 years
Enumerated 2006-07-17
● Active Type 2 · Organization
Metroplex Geriatric Associates PA
Metroplex Geriatric Associates PA is 1 of 237 family medicine organizations in Texas.
Primary specialty
Family Medicine
Plus 7 secondary
Practice locations
1
0 secondary on file
Status
Active
No deactivations on record
Authorized official
Heighten
President
Last NPPES update
2008-06-10
Source: monthly bulk 2026-05
How this organization compares
Across 237 active family medicine providers in Texas.
NPI age
19 years
↑ 2 yr above median
Practice locations
1
0 secondary on file
Subspecialties
7
In the 38% of peers with subspecialties
NPI lifetime · 2006 → 2026
2006-07Enumerated in NPPES
2006
2026
Where they practice
Primary practice location
9229 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy, Suite 250
Dallas, TX 752433405
Mailing address
9229 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy, Suite 250
Dallas, TX 752433405
Authorized official
Clay M. Heighten, M.D.
President
📞 9727393001
Individual providers at this organization
3 individual providers on file at this primary practice address.
- Asha Alexander Nurse Practitioner NPI 1679110241
- Ronald Hellstern, MD Emergency Medicine NPI 1750425096
- Shahina Suman, M.D. Internal Medicine NPI 1295278075
Specialties
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Family Medicine PrimaryA family medicine physician with special knowledge of the aging process and special skills in the diagnostic, therapeutic, preventive and rehabilitative aspects of illness in the elderly. This specialist cares for geriatric patients in...
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Family MedicineFamily Medicine is the medical specialty which is concerned with the total health care of the individual and the family. It is the specialty in breadth which integrates the biological, clinical, and behavioral sciences. The scope of...
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Internal MedicineA physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer,...
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Internal MedicineAn internist who has special knowledge of the aging process and special skills in the diagnostic, therapeutic, preventive and rehabilitative aspects of illness in the elderly. This specialist cares for geriatric patients in the...
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Nurse Practitioner(1) A registered nurse provider with a graduate degree in nursing prepared for advanced practice involving independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgment across the health care continuum...
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Nurse PractitionerDefinition to come...
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Nurse PractitionerDefinition to come...
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Physician AssistantA physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally...
Identifiers
| Type | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 01 (TX) | 0034LM | BCBS |
| 05 (TX) | 166991305 |
Practice context
Multi-provider organization. 3 individual providers on file at this primary address.
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