NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Matthew Charles Hess, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Birmingham, AL

Matthew Charles Hess, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1669978268, issued on Apr 3, 2018. Check the license (Alabama 38887, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1669978268
Name
Matthew Charles Hess
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License numbers
38887 AL
036.163951 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1201 11TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
Phone
(205) 930-7100
Enumerated
Apr 3, 2018
Record last updated
Aug 26, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241107002929); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2018
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 1201 11TH Ave S

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

  1. Rachel Adair, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1740858612
  2. Jasim AhmedStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1164386744
  3. Terry Akers, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1174519201
  4. Agatha Ambrozy, DOSports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1922637693
  5. Andie ArgoRegistered Nurse1871345496
  6. Irfan Asif, MDFamily Medicine Physician1447458781

Verify Matthew Charles Hess in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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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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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

28 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.

  1. Matthew Hess28
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl12 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: $2,745.99

21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Matthew Hess$2,746
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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. University OF Alabama Health Services Foundation, PCBirmingham, AL

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

Matthew Charles Hess among 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Alabama

Matthew Charles Hess, MD is one of 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 88% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 88% of these records are older, 10% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2002 among the 230 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Alabama

There are 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Alabama.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Buggay, MDBirmingham, AL 352051134197171
  2. Andrew Cordover, MDBirmingham, AL 352051487622429
  3. Jeffrey Cusmariu, MDBirmingham, AL 352051104894021
  4. Jeffrey Davis, M. D.Birmingham, AL 352051538198189
  5. Jeffrey Dugas, MDBirmingham, AL 352051912974734
  6. Ashley Estes, MDBirmingham, AL 352051457560245
  7. Thomas Johnson, MDBirmingham, AL 352051265430557
  8. Michael Johnson, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352051275748428

Common questions

What is Matthew Charles Hess, MD's NPI number?

Matthew Charles Hess, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669978268, issued on Apr 3, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Matthew Charles Hess, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1201 11TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL, 35205. Phone: (205) 930-7100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Matthew Charles Hess, MD's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 38887, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Matthew Charles Hess, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Matthew Charles Hess, MD had 28 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.