Rodney Jerome Hess, OD
Optometrist · Elk River, MN
Rodney Jerome Hess, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Elk River, Minnesota, and NPI 1730113887, issued on Jul 11, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 2535, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rodney Jerome Hess
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2535 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 19022 Freeport Ave NW, Elk River, MN 55330
- Phone
- (763) 441-1055
- Enumerated
- Jul 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 12, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (763) 441-7024
- Medicaid ID
- 858814700 MN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050916000276); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 1,142 in Minnesota → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 19022 Freeport Ave NW
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Gary Hoffard, O.D.Optometrist1366482473
Verify Rodney Jerome Hess in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
Search for license 2535Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
315 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost112 claims
- Timolol Maleate62 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol43 claims
- Restasis27 claims
- Fluorometholone15 claims
- Lumigan13 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: $162.56
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Elk River Eye Clinic, P.A.Elk River, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rodney Jerome Hess among 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota
Rodney Jerome Hess, OD is one of 1,142 optometrist records with a practice address in Minnesota. 74% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2008 among the 778 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
15 optometrist records list a practice address in Elk River
They are 15 of the 564 NPPES records with a practice address in Elk River, and 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota.
All 1,142 in Minnesota → Every provider in Elk River → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brooke Bush, O.D.Elk River, MN 553301992966022
- Gina Gill, O.D.Elk River, MN 553301861427767
- Gary Hoffard, O.D.Elk River, MN 553301366482473
- Erika Januschka, ODElk River, MN 553301487746525
- Kelsey Manescalco, ODOtsego, MN 553301003338211
- Elizabeth Mosley, O.D.Elk River, MN 553301205212446
- David SawyerElk River, MN 553301285661207
- Amber ScharnweberOtsego, MN 553301376772095
Common questions
What is Rodney Jerome Hess, OD's NPI number?
Rodney Jerome Hess, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730113887, issued on Jul 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rodney Jerome Hess, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 19022 Freeport Ave NW, Elk River, MN, 55330. Phone: (763) 441-1055. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rodney Jerome Hess, OD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 2535, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Rodney Jerome Hess, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rodney Jerome Hess, OD had 315 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.