Carl Hess, MD
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Fullerton, CA
Carl Hess, MD is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Fullerton, California, and NPI 1154471118, issued on Jan 11, 2007. Check the license (California G65626, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carl Hess
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
- License number
- G65626 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 270 Laguna RD, Fullerton, CA 92835
- Phone
- (714) 773-9500
- Enumerated
- Jan 11, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 21, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050103000196); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Wisconsin, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Carl Hess in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G65626Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024
1,958 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 1,116 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen355 claims
- Gabapentin156 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen135 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er132 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl131 claims
- Pregabalin75 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): 86.2 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: $440.72
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 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
- Medhat F Mikhael MD IncFullerton, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Carl Hess among 536 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in California
Carl Hess, MD is one of 536 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in California. 83% 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 43% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 43% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2004 among the 367 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207LP2900X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in California
There are 536 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in California.
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- Paul Le, MDAnaheim, CA 928071730251075
- Joon Sung, MDAnaheim, CA 928071891862611
- William Wang, MDAnaheim, CA 928071528130853
- Dennis Kuo, M.DAnaheim, CA 928051295140739
Common questions
What is Carl Hess, MD's NPI number?
Carl Hess, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154471118, issued on Jan 11, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carl Hess, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 270 Laguna RD, Fullerton, CA, 92835. Phone: (714) 773-9500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carl Hess, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G65626, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Carl Hess, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carl Hess, MD had 1,958 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Carl Hess, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.2 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.