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.
- 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
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Verify Kristen Leigh Hess in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license OT014584Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium223 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium222 claims
- Lisinopril186 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium159 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate155 claims
- 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
- 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.
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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.