Dr. Richard Walter Hell, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,647
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 948
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,090
- MIPS score, 2024
- 87
- Hospital affiliations
- 5
- Practice address
- 23625 W R Holman Highway, Monterey, CA 93940
- Practice phone
- Call (831) 624-5311
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Dr. Richard Walter Hell is a gastroenterologist in Monterey, California
Dr. Hell practices at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula in Monterey, California, part of Montage Health.
Dr. Hell's NPI, 1114937927, was assigned on August 8, 2006. Dr. Hell graduated from Saint Louis University School Of Medicine in 1994. Dr. Hell's California license number on file is A55116.
- NPI
- 1114937927NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 3072682475
- NPI enumeration date
- August 8, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (831) 624-5311
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 58
- Medical school graduation
- 1994
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Richard Walter Hell practices at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula in Monterey, California
Dr. Hell's primary practice is Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, at 23625 W R Holman Highway, Monterey, CA 93940 in Monterey County. The practice phone is (831) 624-5311.
- Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula23625 W R Holman Highway, Monterey, CA 93940 · Monterey CountyPhone(831) 624-5311
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Richard Walter Hell is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Hell's primary practice is Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula in Monterey, California, part of Montage Health. Dr. Hell is also affiliated with Stanford Hospital at 300 Pasteur Drive. The medical group on file is Emergency and Acute Care Medical Corporation. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hell to 3 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Richard Walter Hell's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Hell practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula | Available with a free account |
| +6 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Richard Walter Hell is one of 1,977 gastroenterologists in California
Gastroenterology is Dr. Hell's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Hell is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Hell's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Arizona.
Specialties and state licenses
- Gastroenterology, CaliforniaPrimary
- Arizona license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acid reflux, chronic indigestion, chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), cirrhosis of the liver, colonoscopy, fatty liver, gastroduodenitis and gastroenteritis among the conditions Dr. Hell treats.
Gastroenterologists near Dr. Hell
Counts of gastroenterologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Richard Walter Hell billed Medicare for 1,647 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,647 Medicare services from Dr. Hell across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 948 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $186,704 for them.
Dr. Hell's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Surgery
- 2023: 6742024: 7359%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 7222024: 6934%
- Other services
- 2023: 3132024: 21930%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 132024: 0100%
Where Dr. Hell's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office64339%
- In a facility1,00461%
Dr. Hell compared with the California median for gastroenterologists, 2024
- Dr. Hell
- California median
- Medicare services
- 1,647vs 5862.8 times
- Medicare patients
- 948vs 3023.1 times
- Part D claims
- 909vs 3802.4 times
Medians across 1,875 gastroenterologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Hell's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Richard Walter Hell treated 948 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 948 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hell in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 457 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 68% have high blood pressure. 17% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.17, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Hell's median patient age at 68, with 55% women.
Dr. Hell's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Hell's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women46549%
- Men48351%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Hell's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure68%
- Arthritis41%
- Ischemic heart disease32%
- Diabetes27%
- Anxiety21%
- Chronic kidney disease19%
- Mood disorders18%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Hell's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 68
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women55%
- Men45%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Richard Walter Hell wrote 1,090 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Hell wrote 1,090 Medicare Part D claims for 469 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 909 of them, across 21 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $523,917 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 924 claims across 21 drugs.
Dr. Hell's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic918 claims84%
- Brand-name172 claims16%
Dr. Hell's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Hell's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics3%37 of 1,090 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 9242024: 9092%
Drugs named by CMS: 21 in 2024, 21 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Richard Walter Hell scored 87 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 87 out of 100 for Dr. Hell for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Hell accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Hell as offering telehealth. CMS counts 445 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Hell, more than 99% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Hell's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 87of 100Final score
- 75.8of 100Quality
- 98of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 77of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Hell ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Colonoscopy
- 99th percentile445 procedures
- Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
- 96th percentile319 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Richard Walter Hell received $6,605 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 413 general payments to Dr. Hell from 41 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $2,016.
General payments to Dr. Hell by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Hell by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$6,54599%
- Education$531%
- Entertainment$60%
Companies that paid Dr. Hell the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Richard Walter Hell has 2 awards and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Hell, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.
Awards and honors for Dr. Hell
- 2013
- CMS Stage 1 EHR
- Undated
- ACG Fellow
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Richard Walter Hell graduated from Saint Louis University School Of Medicine
Dr. Hell graduated from Saint Louis University School Of Medicine in 1994. Dr. Hell is a member of ACG.
- Medical school
- Board certified in gastroenterology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Richard Walter Hell accepts plans from 15 insurance carriers
Dr. Hell is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Elevance
- HCSC
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Regence Health Plans
- Alliant Health Plans
- +7 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Hell accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO9
- Medicare7
- HMO6
- EPO4
- POS4
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Richard Walter Hell's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Richard Walter Hell's NPI number?
Dr. Richard Walter Hell's NPI number is 1114937927. It was assigned on August 8, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Richard Walter Hell?
Dr. Richard Walter Hell is a gastroenterologist in Monterey, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Gastroenterology Physician (taxonomy code 207RG0100X).
Where does Dr. Richard Walter Hell practice?
Dr. Hell practices at 23625 W R Holman Highway, Monterey, CA 93940. Dr. Hell's primary practice is Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula in Monterey, California, part of Montage Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hell to 3 hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Richard Walter Hell's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Hell is (831) 624-5311.
What is Dr. Richard Walter Hell's medical license number?
Dr. Hell's California license number on file is A55116, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Richard Walter Hell been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Hell in California (1995 to 2025) and Arizona (since 1998).
Which hospitals is Dr. Richard Walter Hell affiliated with?
Dr. Hell practices at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula in Monterey, California. Dr. Hell is also affiliated with Stanford Hospital at 300 Pasteur Drive. Dmand AI links Dr. Hell to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Richard Walter Hell part of?
Dr. Hell is linked to Emergency and Acute Care Medical Corporation. Dmand AI links Dr. Hell to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Richard Walter Hell accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Hell billed Medicare for 1,647 services in 2024, and Dr. Hell accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Richard Walter Hell offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Hell as offering telehealth services.
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What is Dr. Richard Walter Hell's MIPS score?
Dr. Hell's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 87 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Richard Walter Hell see?
CMS counts 948 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hell in 2024, with an average age of 73.
Is Dr. Richard Walter Hell board certified?
Yes. Dr. Hell is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Richard Walter Hell bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Hell's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), surgery: digestive system (45385) and surgery: digestive system (43239).
Where did Dr. Richard Walter Hell go to medical school?
Dr. Hell graduated from Saint Louis University School Of Medicine in 1994.
What drugs does Dr. Richard Walter Hell prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Hell's most prescribed drugs by claims were Omeprazole, Peg 3350-Electrolyte and Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf.
Has Dr. Richard Walter Hell received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $6,605 in general payments to Dr. Hell from 41 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.
How long has Dr. Richard Walter Hell been practicing?
Dr. Hell graduated from medical school in 1994, 32 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Richard Walter Hell accept?
Dr. Hell is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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