Christopher J. Hess, MD
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician · Harrisonburg, VA
Christopher J. Hess, MD is a pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician with a practice address in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and NPI 1598932618, issued on May 8, 2008. Check the license (Virginia 0101253508, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher J. Hess
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician 2081P2900X
- License number
- 0101253508 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2509 Pleasant Run Dr, Harrisonburg, VA 22801
- Phone
- (540) 689-5500
- Enumerated
- May 8, 2008
- Record last updated
- Aug 28, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (757) 431-7116
- Medicaid ID
- 1598932618 VA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130715000296); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Wisconsin School Of Medicine, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher J. Hess in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101253508Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in 2024
1,682 Medicare Part D claims for 541 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,479 among the 1,457 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 237 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin405 claims
- Baclofen310 claims
- Pregabalin212 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl132 claims
- Lidocaine97 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen84 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Rmh Medical Group LLCHarrisonburg, VA
- Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncStaunton, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher J. Hess among 42 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in Virginia
Christopher J. Hess, MD is one of 42 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 57% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 57% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2002 among the 28 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2081P2900X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers in Virginia
There are 42 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in Virginia.
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The 8 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Derald Grice, MDCharlottesville, VA 229031780656256
- Shelly Gulhar, MDCharlottesville, VA 229081902366842
- Waheed Baksh, MD, DPTWinchester, VA 226011033393871
- Sreelatha Katari, M.D.,Winchester, VA 226011619089497
- Rehan Waheed, D.O.Winchester, VA 226011093096778
- James Huang, MDStafford, VA 225541265687305
- Stefan Kovacevic, MDFredericksburg, VA 224081184200610
- Costa Soteropoulos, M.D.Fredericksburg, VA 224011548427461
Common questions
What is Christopher J. Hess, MD's NPI number?
Christopher J. Hess, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598932618, issued on May 8, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher J. Hess, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2509 Pleasant Run Dr, Harrisonburg, VA, 22801. Phone: (540) 689-5500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher J. Hess, MD's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101253508, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher J. Hess, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher J. Hess, MD had 1,682 Medicare Part D claims for 541 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician prescribers was 1,479. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher J. Hess, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.1 of 100. 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.