Stephen David Hess, MD
Dermatology Physician · Philadelphia, PA
Stephen David Hess, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1033279955, issued on Dec 11, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD433802, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen David Hess
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- MD433802 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1500 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19102
- Phone
- (267) 687-4437
- Enumerated
- Dec 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 23, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080403000089); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Stephen David Hess in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD433802Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
207 Medicare Part D claims for 104 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Minoxidil55 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate51 claims
- Mupirocin14 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide11 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): 100 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: $447,740.67
635 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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
- Stephen D Hess MD PCPhiladelphia, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen David Hess among 681 dermatology physician records in Pennsylvania
Stephen David Hess, MD is one of 681 dermatology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 87% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2007 among the 485 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 681 dermatology physician records in Pennsylvania.
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- Marissa Milchak, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191021942664628
Common questions
What is Stephen David Hess, MD's NPI number?
Stephen David Hess, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033279955, issued on Dec 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen David Hess, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1500 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA, 19102. Phone: (267) 687-4437. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen David Hess, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD433802, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Stephen David Hess, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen David Hess, MD had 207 Medicare Part D claims for 104 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen David Hess, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.