April Ann Hess
Hospitalist Physician · Fargo, ND
April Ann Hess is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Fargo, North Dakota, and NPI 1932408812, issued on Mar 18, 2011. Check the license (North Dakota 12748, as entered in NPPES) on the North Dakota Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- April Ann Hess
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- 12748 ND
PT12748 ND
TRL 11625 ND
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 801 Broadway N, Fargo, ND 58102
- Phone
- (701) 234-2000
- Enumerated
- Mar 18, 2011
- Record last updated
- Oct 5, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130826000582); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Dakota School Of Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify April Ann Hess in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Dakota Board of Medicine
Search for license 12748Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
200 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Tartrate34 claims
- Donepezil Hcl27 claims
- Aripiprazole24 claims
- Losartan Potassium22 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
One hospital affiliation
- Sanford Medical Center FargoWest Fargo, ND · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
April Ann Hess among 138 hospitalist physician records in North Dakota
April Ann Hess is one of 138 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in North Dakota. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 28% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 28% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 89% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2012 among the 122 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 22% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a North Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
86 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Fargo
They are 86 of the 7,209 NPPES records with a practice address in Fargo, and 138 hospitalist physician records in North Dakota.
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Common questions
What is April Ann Hess's NPI number?
April Ann Hess's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932408812, issued on Mar 18, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is April Ann Hess located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 801 Broadway N, Fargo, ND, 58102. Phone: (701) 234-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify April Ann Hess's license?
NPPES lists North Dakota license number 12748, as entered by the provider. Search the North Dakota Board of Medicine at https://www.ndbom.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does April Ann Hess prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, April Ann Hess had 200 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is April Ann Hess's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.