Christopher Hess, DPM
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist · Erie, PA
Christopher Hess, DPM is a foot & ankle surgery podiatrist with a practice address in Erie, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1972919199, issued on Jul 8, 2014. Check the license (Pennsylvania SC006594, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Hess
- Credential
- DPM
- Primary taxonomy
- Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist 213ES0103X
- License number
- SC006594 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5515 Peach St, Erie, PA 16509
- Phone
- (814) 868-8206
- Enumerated
- Jul 8, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170804000225); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Hess in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license SC006594Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average foot & ankle surgery podiatrist in 2024
220 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries, against an average of 335 among the 7,761 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole41 claims
- Cephalexin30 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate23 claims
- Mupirocin23 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen20 claims
- Clotrimazole19 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $373.41
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Organogenesis Inc. The 6,936 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,972.24 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.
3 hospitals and group practices
- Meadville Medical CenterMeadville, PA · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
- Titusville Area HospitalMeadville, PA · Critical Access Hospitals2 of 5 stars
- Bay City Associates IN Podiatry IncMeadville, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Christopher Hess among 640 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in Pennsylvania
Christopher Hess, DPM is one of 640 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 2014, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 63% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2009 among the 470 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213ES0103X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist providers in Pennsylvania
There are 640 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in Pennsylvania.
All 640 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Erie → Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist nationwide →
The 8 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lex Herwen Barte, DPMErie, PA 165091538787221
- Viraj Gokhale, DPMErie, PA 165091679204531
- Alan Kidon, DPMErie, PA 165091295172211
- Jason Lee, DPMErie, PA 165091144459728
- Sydney MiggantzErie, PA 165091457099061
- Daniel Olson, DPMErie, PA 165091255395224
- Anthony Popoff, DPMErie, PA 165091073245213
- Nirali ShahErie, PA 165091295397008
Common questions
What is Christopher Hess, DPM's NPI number?
Christopher Hess, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972919199, issued on Jul 8, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Hess, DPM located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5515 Peach St, Erie, PA, 16509. Phone: (814) 868-8206. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Hess, DPM's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number SC006594, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher Hess, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Hess, DPM had 220 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries; the average among foot & ankle surgery podiatrist prescribers was 335. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.