NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kristen Leigh Hess, D.O.

Family Medicine Physician · Reading, PA

Kristen Leigh Hess, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Reading, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1730443649, issued on Jun 26, 2012. Check the license (Pennsylvania OT014584, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); 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
1730443649
Name
Kristen Leigh Hess
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
OT014584 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
145 N 6TH St, Reading, PA 19601
Phone
(610) 378-2440
Enumerated
Jun 26, 2012
Record last updated
Jun 26, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(610) 378-2441
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150721000210); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2012
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 145 N 6TH St

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

  1. Nagi Abadier, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1144335498
  2. Bruno Andracchio, PH.DPsychologist1356381362
  3. Hemalatha Bali, CNMMidwife1174776835
  4. David Batluck, DOInternal Medicine Physician1730294091
  5. Sandhya BuchFamily Medicine Physician1730294083
  6. Catherine Cammarano, C.R.N.PFamily Nurse Practitioner1497982433

Verify Kristen Leigh Hess in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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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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16% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

4,128 Medicare Part D claims for 542 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 31 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kristen Hess4,128
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium223 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium222 claims
  3. Lisinopril186 claims
  4. Rosuvastatin Calcium159 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate155 claims
  6. Fluticasone Propionate147 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Lancaster General Medical GroupElizabethtown, PA

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

Kristen Leigh Hess among 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania

Kristen Leigh Hess, D.O. is one of 7,483 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 64% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 64% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2005 among the 4,529 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 58% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

83 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Reading

They are 83 of the 1,822 NPPES records with a practice address in Reading, and 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Felipe Arias, M.D.Reading, PA 196011124055371
  2. Sandhya BuchReading, PA 196011730294083
  3. Niladri Das, MDReading, PA 196011275731689
  4. Margaret Flores-Posadas, MDReading, PA 196011457437931
  5. Sonya Foster-Merrow, MDReading, PA 196011023031093
  6. Nicanor Granados, M.D.Reading, PA 196011639178353
  7. Accamma Joy, D.O.Reading, PA 196011124133285
  8. Joseph Kang, MDReading, PA 196011053302570

Common questions

What is Kristen Leigh Hess, D.O.'s NPI number?

Kristen Leigh Hess, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730443649, issued on Jun 26, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kristen Leigh Hess, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 145 N 6TH St, Reading, PA, 19601. Phone: (610) 378-2440. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kristen Leigh Hess, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OT014584, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Kristen Leigh Hess, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kristen Leigh Hess, D.O. had 4,128 Medicare Part D claims for 542 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.