James F. Hesse, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Wichita, KS
James F. Hesse, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Wichita, Kansas, and NPI 1578521993, issued on May 3, 2006. Check the license (Kansas 0420457, as entered in NPPES) on the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James F. Hesse
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 0420457 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8020 E Central Ave, Wichita, KS 67206
- Phone
- (316) 636-2662
- Enumerated
- May 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 21, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (316) 636-2685
- Medicaid ID
- 2051816301 KS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050505000905); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kansas School Of Med (Kc/Wich/Sal), 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James F. Hesse in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKansas State Board of Healing Arts
Search for license 0420457Check 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% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
6,671 Medicare Part D claims for 400 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 193 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium480 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate341 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium275 claims
- Lisinopril273 claims
- Metformin Hcl229 claims
- Simvastatin190 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): 83.4 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: $898.72
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Ascension Medical Group Via Christi PAWichita, KS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James F. Hesse among 1,970 family medicine physician records in Kansas
James F. Hesse, M.D. is one of 1,970 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Kansas. 77% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2006 among the 1,164 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
463 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Wichita
They are 463 of the 10,360 NPPES records with a practice address in Wichita, and 1,970 family medicine physician records in Kansas.
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Common questions
What is James F. Hesse, M.D.'s NPI number?
James F. Hesse, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578521993, issued on May 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James F. Hesse, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8020 E Central Ave, Wichita, KS, 67206. Phone: (316) 636-2662. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James F. Hesse, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kansas license number 0420457, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts at https://www.ksbha.ks.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James F. Hesse, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James F. Hesse, M.D. had 6,671 Medicare Part D claims for 400 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James F. Hesse, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.4 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.