What is Stephen Hess's specialty?

Stephen Hess (NPI 1033279955) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Dermatology in Philadelphia, PA.

Where does Stephen Hess practice?

Stephen Hess practices in Philadelphia, PA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1033279955.

How much does Medicare pay Stephen Hess?

Stephen Hess (NPI 1033279955) received approximately $599K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 677 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1033279955

Stephen HessMD

PRACTICESTEPHEN D HESS MD PCSee all providers at this practice →

DermatologyPhiladelphia, PAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,566

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

4,572

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$249K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 531 Dermatology providers in PA — top quintile (cohort median 2,070).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

131

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$3K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

0.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Minoxidil55 claims

Clobetasol Propionate51 claims

Mupirocin14 claims

Triamcinolone Acetonide11 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

96.8

Quality

100.0

Cost

89.3

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.92%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$296K

Payment records

526

By payment type

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$192K

Travel and Lodging$42K

Honoraria$23K

Consulting Fee$15K

Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$13K

Top paying entities

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$192K

Travel and Lodging$42K

Honoraria$23K

Consulting Fee$15K

Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$13K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Stephen Hess's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 2 inbound referrers · 4 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
THE PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH SYS	12	16
THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS INC	11	21

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Inform Diagnostics, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Coppell, TX	42	80
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA	39	59
Rosalie Elenitsas Dermatology · Philadelphia, PA	29	71
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Norristown, PA	11	15

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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