NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Philip Joseph Hess, MD

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Gainesville, FL

Philip Joseph Hess, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Gainesville, Florida, and NPI 1366470023, issued on Jun 29, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME70541, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; 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
1366470023
Name
Philip Joseph Hess
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License numbers
ME70541 FL
01075386A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1600 SW Archer RD, Gainesville, FL 32610
Phone
(352) 265-5470
Enumerated
Jun 29, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 17, 2023
Fax
(352) 627-4173
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100803000129); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University, 1992
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 1600 SW Archer RD

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

  1. Patricia Abbitt, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1629040811
  2. Sherine AbdallaGastroenterology Physician1366862997
  3. Abdalla Abdelkader, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1942087457
  4. Mahmoud AbdelsalamMedical Oncology Physician1912844531
  5. Garrett AbernathyStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1215870894
  6. Emily Abernethy, MDFamily Medicine Physician1740970482

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
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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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Industry payments in 2024: $151.42

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bolton Medical Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Philip Hess$151.42
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

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. Florida Clinical Practice Association IncGainesville, FL

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

Philip Joseph Hess among 468 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Florida

Philip Joseph Hess, MD is one of 468 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Florida. 82% 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 17% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 41% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1992 · median 1995 among the 311 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Florida

There are 468 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Florida.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. George Arnaoutakis, M.D.Gainesville, FL 326101518171347
  2. Stephen Ball, MDGainesville, FL 326101477556371
  3. Thomas Beaver, MDGainesville, FL 326101043255607
  4. Mark Bleiweis, MDGainesville, FL 326101467498576
  5. Kirsten Freeman, MDGainesville, FL 326101295977577
  6. Eric Jeng, M.D.Gainesville, FL 326101811212129
  7. Tomas Martin, MDGainesville, FL 326101265464648
  8. Hiep Nguyen, MDGainesville, FL 326101821189937

Common questions

What is Philip Joseph Hess, MD's NPI number?

Philip Joseph Hess, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366470023, issued on Jun 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Philip Joseph Hess, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1600 SW Archer RD, Gainesville, FL, 32610. Phone: (352) 265-5470. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Philip Joseph Hess, MD's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME70541, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.