John Thomas Hess, DDS
General Practice Dentistry · Florence, SC
John Thomas Hess, DDS is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Florence, South Carolina, and NPI 1891827036, issued on Mar 12, 2007. Check the license (South Carolina 4275, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Thomas Hess
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- 4275 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2214 W Palmetto St, Florence, SC 29501
- Phone
- (843) 629-8000
- Enumerated
- Mar 12, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 24, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (843) 629-8348
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest general practice dentistry records → All 1,761 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2214 W Palmetto St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Joseph Griffin, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1821006222
- Henry Herbert, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1255353264
Verify John Thomas Hess in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 4275Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024
75 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 31 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen31 claims
- Amoxicillin22 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: $13.29
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Henry Schein, Inc. The 41,669 providers of this specialty with any payment received $597.01 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.
John Thomas Hess among 1,761 general practice dentistry records in South Carolina
John Thomas Hess, DDS is one of 1,761 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in South Carolina. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 30% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 30% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
33 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Florence
They are 33 of the 2,634 NPPES records with a practice address in Florence, and 1,761 general practice dentistry records in South Carolina.
All 1,761 in South Carolina → Every provider in Florence → General Practice Dentistry nationwide →
The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Margaret Cates, DMDFlorence, SC 295011851460620
- Paul Davis, DMDFlorence, SC 295011558466631
- James Duwell, DDS,FAGD,MAGDFlorence, SC 295011881608073
- Medrina Gilliam, DDSFlorence, SC 295011952371783
- Joseph Griffin, DMDFlorence, SC 295011821006222
- Howard Haney, DMDFlorence, SC 295011013010339
Common questions
What is John Thomas Hess, DDS's NPI number?
John Thomas Hess, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891827036, issued on Mar 12, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Thomas Hess, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2214 W Palmetto St, Florence, SC, 29501. Phone: (843) 629-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Thomas Hess, DDS's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 4275, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does John Thomas Hess, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Thomas Hess, DDS had 75 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. 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.