Darren Michael Hess, MD, PHD
Surgery Physician · Wenatchee, WA
Darren Michael Hess, MD, PHD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Wenatchee, Washington, and NPI 1710087606, issued on Sep 22, 2006. Check the license (Washington MD60024757, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Darren Michael Hess
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- MD60024757 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 820 N Chelan Ave, Wenatchee, WA 98801
- Phone
- (509) 663-8711
- Enumerated
- Sep 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 22, 2022
- Medicaid ID
- 1710087606 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110803000400); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Perelman School Of Med At The University Of Pennsylvania, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 820 N Chelan Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Darren Michael Hess in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD60024757Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
18 Medicare Part D claims for 12 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.
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: $9,502.92
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Central Washington Health Services AssociationWenatchee, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Darren Michael Hess, MD, PHD's NPI number?
Darren Michael Hess, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710087606, issued on Sep 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Darren Michael Hess, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 820 N Chelan Ave, Wenatchee, WA, 98801. Phone: (509) 663-8711. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Darren Michael Hess, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD60024757, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Darren Michael Hess, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Darren Michael Hess, MD, PHD had 18 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.