Brian D. Hess, MD
Surgery Physician · Lafayette, CO
Brian D. Hess, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Lafayette, Colorado, and NPI 1871623645, issued on Mar 7, 2007. Check the license (Colorado 43287, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian D. Hess
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 43287 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 280 Exempla Cir, Lafayette, CO 80026
- Phone
- (303) 338-4545
- Enumerated
- Mar 7, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jun 12, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 44621043 CO
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brian D. Hess in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 43287Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
29 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
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): 96.6 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).
Brian D. Hess among 608 surgery physician records in Colorado
Brian D. Hess, MD is one of 608 surgery physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 42% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 42% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 61% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Colorado
There are 608 surgery physician records in Colorado.
All 608 in Colorado → Every provider in Lafayette → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rosalie AndersonLafayette, CO 800261679699292
- Antoinette BenabidesLafayette, CO 800261467589341
- Stephen Brown, MDLafayette, CO 800261366568974
- Mary CairyLafayette, CO 800261528198462
- Bruce Feigelson, MDLafayette, CO 800261306892625
- Kelly Knudson, MDLafayette, CO 800261104972884
- Jeffrey Leftwich, MDLafayette, CO 800261205966074
- Joseph Mehan, MDLafayette, CO 800261902933930
Common questions
What is Brian D. Hess, MD's NPI number?
Brian D. Hess, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871623645, issued on Mar 7, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian D. Hess, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 280 Exempla Cir, Lafayette, CO, 80026. Phone: (303) 338-4545. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian D. Hess, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 43287, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Brian D. Hess, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian D. Hess, MD had 29 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brian D. Hess, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.6 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.