What is Benjamin Hess's specialty?

Benjamin Hess (NPI 1992905475) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Wadena, MN.

Where does Benjamin Hess practice?

Benjamin Hess practices in Wadena, MN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1992905475.

How much does Medicare pay Benjamin Hess?

Benjamin Hess (NPI 1992905475) received approximately $5K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 30 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1992905475

Benjamin HessM.D.

PRACTICEASTERA HEALTHSee all providers at this practice →

Family PracticeWadena, MNI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$4K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,349 Family Practice providers in MN — bottom quintile (cohort median 523).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

7,632

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$510K

Distinct drugs

133

Brand share

23.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Lisinopril395 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium373 claims

Omeprazole334 claims

Simvastatin288 claims

Losartan Potassium270 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Benjamin 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). 17 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
ASTERA HEALTH	286	4,323
ASTERA HEALTH	251	2,262
Jill Wilkens Physician Assistant · Wadena, MN	57	368
ST. CLOUD HOSPITAL	28	122
LAKE REGION HEALTHCARE CORPORATION	22	71
LSS HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE, LLC	22	84
YELLE, MATTHEW	22	116
LSS OF WADENA, LLC	18	91
MARTONE, MARK	17	92
KLOSS, DAVID	16	159
Timothy Schuchard Cardiology · Saint Cloud, MN	16	103
Benjamin Robertson Orthopedic Surgery · Brainerd, MN	16	106

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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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