NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Donald Hess, PA

Medical Physician Assistant · Pensacola, FL

Donald Hess, PA is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Pensacola, Florida, and NPI 1780785808, issued on Sep 25, 2006. Check the license (Florida PA9101418, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1780785808
Name
Donald Hess
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License number
PA9101418 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1400 N Palafox St, Pensacola, FL 32501
Phone
(850) 444-9449
Enumerated
Sep 25, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 7, 2026
Fax
(850) 390-4933
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120209000567); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1400 N Palafox St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Samantha Abbott, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1558012013
  2. Karen Ginn, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1619080496
  3. Patricia Hendrix, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1467760942
  4. Leticia Javier, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1326086166
  5. Jacquilla PowersClinical Social Worker1043197700
  6. Brettanie Smidt, FNP-CRegistered Nurse1124854609

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

247 Medicare Part D claims for 104 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Donald Hess247
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate16 claims
  2. Cephalexin16 claims
  3. Ibuprofen16 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium15 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: $110.36

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dexcom, Inc. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Donald Hess$110.36
  2. Specialty average$1,055.00

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

  1. Escambia Community Clinics IncPensacola, FL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Donald Hess among 2,776 medical physician assistant records in Florida

Donald Hess, PA is one of 2,776 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Florida. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 74% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
  • Graduated1975 · median 2013 among the 1,278 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Medical Physician Assistant providers in Florida

There are 2,776 medical physician assistant records in Florida.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Roxanna Benton, PAPensacola, FL 325011912258518
  2. Michele Hughes, PA-CPensacola, FL 325011528253259
  3. William Moore, PACPensacola, FL 325011821146838
  4. Julie Sauer, PA-C, MPAS, MSMPensacola, FL 325011982603866
  5. William Taylor, PACPensacola, FL 325011558317701
  6. Cynthia Thomson, PAPensacola, FL 325011750524641
  7. Lori Kizziah, PA-CPensacola, FL 325031902868870
  8. Beverly Powell, PAPensacola, FL 325031932298361

Common questions

What is Donald Hess, PA's NPI number?

Donald Hess, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780785808, issued on Sep 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Donald Hess, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1400 N Palafox St, Pensacola, FL, 32501. Phone: (850) 444-9449. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Donald Hess, PA's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number PA9101418, 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 Donald Hess, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Donald Hess, PA had 247 Medicare Part D claims for 104 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.