Ruston Hess, D.O.
Ophthalmology Physician · Ormond Beach, FL
Ruston Hess, D.O. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Ormond Beach, Florida, and NPI 1205185139, issued on Sep 6, 2012. Check the license (Florida OS18868, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ruston Hess
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- OS18868 FL
12400 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 345 Clyde Morris Blvd Ste 330, Ormond Beach, FL 32174
- Phone
- (386) 506-8389
- Enumerated
- Sep 6, 2012
- Record last updated
- Sep 1, 2023
- Fax
- (386) 206-1310
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230313001660); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Nova Southeastern College Of Osteo Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 345 Clyde Morris Blvd Ste 330
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Joseph Zobian, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1154408904
Verify Ruston Hess in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license OS18868Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,845 Medicare Part D claims for 670 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost650 claims
- Timolol Maleate284 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth162 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol135 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate77 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate73 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): 89.1 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: $309.47
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Tomoka Eye Associates PAPort Orange, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ruston Hess among 1,581 ophthalmology physician records in Florida
Ruston Hess, D.O. is one of 1,581 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Florida. 81% 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 78% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 78% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 1999 among the 1,039 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
14 ophthalmology physician records list a practice address in Ormond Beach
They are 14 of the 1,175 NPPES records with a practice address in Ormond Beach, and 1,581 ophthalmology physician records in Florida.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nicholas ColalucaOrmond Beach, FL 321741417606187
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- Austin Isaac, MD, MBAOrmond Beach, FL 321741356072219
- Richard Jablonski, DOOrmond Beach, FL 321741760474399
- Mark Kennedy, MDOrmond Beach, FL 321741811948599
- Peter Lee, MDOrmond Beach, FL 321741568762086
- Michael Makowski, MDOrmond Beach, FL 321741427009240
- Rory Myer, M.D.Ormond Beach, FL 321741023273398
Common questions
What is Ruston Hess, D.O.'s NPI number?
Ruston Hess, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205185139, issued on Sep 6, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ruston Hess, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 345 Clyde Morris Blvd Ste 330, Ormond Beach, FL, 32174. Phone: (386) 506-8389. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ruston Hess, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number OS18868, 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.
How much does Ruston Hess, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ruston Hess, D.O. had 1,845 Medicare Part D claims for 670 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ruston Hess, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.1 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.