Dr. Clayton Burnett Hess, MD

Dr. Hess practices at Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital in Grass Valley, California, part of CommonSpirit Health.

Dr. Hess' NPI, 1235429507, was assigned on April 7, 2011. Dr. Hess graduated from Penn State College of Medicine in 2011. Dr. Hess holds California license A123801.

Dr. Hess' primary practice is Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital, at 155 Glasson Way, Grass Valley, CA 95945 in Nevada County. The practice phone is (530) 274-6000.

Dr. Hess' primary practice is Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital in Grass Valley, California, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dr. Hess is also affiliated with UC Davis Medical Center. The medical group on file is Grass Valley Radiation Oncology (CureRays Radiation Medicine). Dmand AI also links Dr. Hess to 1 more hospital and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Hess practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Radiation oncology is Dr. Hess' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2085R0001X. Dr. Hess is board certified in radiation oncology by the American Board of Radiology. Dmand AI has Dr. Hess' licenses on file in 8 states: California, Texas, Michigan, Delaware, Georgia, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and West Virginia.

Dmand AI lists anal cancer radiation, bladder cancer radiation, bone cancer radiation, brain cancer radiation, brain tumor radiation, breast cancer radiation, cancer radiation-upper GI and colorectal cancer radiation among the conditions Dr. Hess treats.

CMS data shows 8,885 Medicare services from Dr. Hess across 28 procedure codes in 2024, for 349 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $876,196 for them.

CMS counts 349 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hess in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 162 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 64% have cancer. 17% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.43, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Hess' median patient age at 72, with 52% women.

In 2024, Dr. Hess wrote 279 Medicare Part D claims for 86 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 176 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,855 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 165 claims across 5 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 53 out of 100 for Dr. Hess for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Hess accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Hess as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 47 papers to Dr. Hess, published from 2010 to 2022. 2020 was the busiest year, with 7. The most frequent topics are Radiotherapy Dosage, Proton Therapy and Radiotherapy. Dr. Hess has published most often in Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. Dr. Hess' most frequent co-authors are Torunn Yock, MD, Natia Esiashvili, MD and Mohammad Khan, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Hess to 3 clinical trials. 1 is still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, Cytokine Release Syndrome and COVID-19. Emory University sponsors the most, 2.

CMS Open Payments shows 3 general payments to Dr. Hess from 3 drug and device companies from 2023 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Sensus Healthcare, Inc. paid the most, $17.

Dr. Hess graduated from Penn State College of Medicine in 2011.

Dr. Hess is in network with 16 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.