Richard N. Hess, MD
Plastic Surgery Physician · Tucson, AZ
Richard N. Hess, MD is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1881682631, issued on Oct 6, 2005. Check the license (Arizona 18653, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard N. Hess
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
- License number
- 18653 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7436 N LA Cholla Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85741
- Phone
- (520) 297-3300
- Enumerated
- Oct 6, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 18, 2022
- Fax
- (520) 888-2698
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7436 N LA Cholla Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Elizabeth Lee, MDPlastic Surgery Physician1770845893
- Sven Sandeen, MDPlastic Surgery Physician1770690463
Verify Richard N. Hess in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 18653Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic surgery physician in 2024
53 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 93 among the 3,527 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin20 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen12 claims
- Montelukast Sodium11 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $102.17
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Mentor Worldwide LLC. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 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.
Richard N. Hess among 128 plastic surgery physician records in Arizona
Richard N. Hess, MD is one of 128 plastic surgery physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 41% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208200000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Plastic Surgery Physician providers in Arizona
There are 128 plastic surgery physician records in Arizona.
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The 8 plastic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Elizabeth Lee, MDTucson, AZ 857411770845893
- Sven Sandeen, MDTucson, AZ 857411770690463
- Joseph Carey, MDTucson, AZ 857241487898391
- Philip Fleishman, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857191346559135
- Patricia Mars, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857181417072539
- Gwendolyn Maxwell, M.D. , F.A.C.S.Tucson, AZ 857181851598247
- Wyatt Ho, MDTucson, AZ 857151023245578
- Todd Case, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857121942355805
Common questions
What is Richard N. Hess, MD's NPI number?
Richard N. Hess, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881682631, issued on Oct 6, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard N. Hess, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7436 N LA Cholla Blvd, Tucson, AZ, 85741. Phone: (520) 297-3300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard N. Hess, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 18653, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard N. Hess, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard N. Hess, MD had 53 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among plastic surgery physician prescribers was 93. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard N. Hess, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.