Christopher William Hess, MD
Neurology Physician · Gainesville, FL
Christopher William Hess, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Gainesville, Florida, and NPI 1881848836, issued on Nov 4, 2008. Check the license (Florida ME115752, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher William Hess
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License numbers
- ME115752 FL
251069 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1600 SW Archer RD, Gainesville, FL 32610
- Phone
- (352) 273-5550
- Enumerated
- Nov 4, 2008
- Record last updated
- Aug 8, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 009004400 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130723000362); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University, 2006
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher William Hess in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME115752Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
306 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Carbidopa-Levodopa99 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa Er45 claims
- Amantadine27 claims
- Clonazepam18 claims
- Primidone18 claims
- Donepezil Hcl15 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): 78.2 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: $4,634.47
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- Florida Clinical Practice Association IncGainesville, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher William Hess among 1,530 neurology physician records in Florida
Christopher William Hess, MD is one of 1,530 neurology physician records with a practice address in Florida. 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 52% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 52% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2005 among the 1,149 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Christopher William Hess, MD's NPI number?
Christopher William Hess, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881848836, issued on Nov 4, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher William Hess, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1600 SW Archer RD, Gainesville, FL, 32610. Phone: (352) 273-5550. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher William Hess, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME115752, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher William Hess, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher William Hess, MD had 306 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher William Hess, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.2 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.