Benjamin R. Hess, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Tifton, GA
Benjamin R. Hess, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Tifton, Georgia, and NPI 1003044199, issued on Jun 26, 2009. Check the license (Georgia 068028, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin R. Hess
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 068028 GA
LL31801 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2225 US Highway 41 N, Tifton, GA 31794
- Phone
- (229) 391-4100
- Enumerated
- Jun 26, 2009
- Record last updated
- Nov 11, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120905000500); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2225 US Highway 41 N
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Verify Benjamin R. Hess in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 068028Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,685 Medicare Part D claims for 1,218 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 152 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium108 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate98 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass98 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate88 claims
- Azithromycin86 claims
- Prednisone84 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): 91.7 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $57.00
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Next Level Medical Management, LLCGriffin, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin R. Hess among 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia
Benjamin R. Hess, MD is one of 3,951 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 58% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2005 among the 2,542 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
21 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Tifton
They are 21 of the 705 NPPES records with a practice address in Tifton, and 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Benjamin R. Hess, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin R. Hess, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003044199, issued on Jun 26, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin R. Hess, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2225 US Highway 41 N, Tifton, GA, 31794. Phone: (229) 391-4100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin R. Hess, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 068028, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin R. Hess, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin R. Hess, MD had 3,685 Medicare Part D claims for 1,218 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin R. Hess, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.7 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.