What is Carl Hess's specialty?

Carl Hess (NPI 1154471118) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Interventional Pain Management in Fullerton, CA.

Where does Carl Hess practice?

Carl Hess practices in Fullerton, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1154471118.

How much does Medicare pay Carl Hess?

Carl Hess (NPI 1154471118) received approximately $76K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 77 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1154471118

Carl HessMD

Interventional Pain ManagementFullerton, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

172

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,532

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$53K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 118 Interventional Pain Management providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 1,783).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,837

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$176K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

41.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen355 claims

Gabapentin156 claims

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen135 claims

Morphine Sulfate132 claims

Oxycodone Hcl131 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$80

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$80

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$80

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Carl 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). 4 inbound referrers · 9 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	31	70
ST JUDE HOSPITAL INC	28	66
Victor Lee Pathology · Oceanside, CA	23	56
JACOBSON, FREDERICK	13	19

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
LCMS SOLUTIONS, INC.	87	435
Fullerton Surgical Center, Lp Ambulatory Surgical Center · Fullerton, CA	57	137
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	37	104
James Pearce Anesthesiology · Fullerton, CA	27	57
JACOBSON, FREDERICK	26	48
ST JUDE HOSPITAL INC	25	68
Victor Lee Pathology · Oceanside, CA	19	47
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE	14	19
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA	11	19

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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