Dr. Ruston Hess, DO
- Medicare services, 2024
- 5,279
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 2,554
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,845
- Publications
- 1
- MIPS score, 2024
- 97
- Practice address
- 345 Clyde Morris Blvd, Ormond Beach, FL 32174
- Practice phone
- Call (386) 672-4244
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Tomoka Eye Associates
Ormond Beach, Florida
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Dr. Ruston Hess is an ophthalmologist in Ormond Beach, Florida
Dr. Hess practices at Tomoka Eye Associates in Ormond Beach, Florida.
Dr. Hess' NPI, 1205185139, was assigned on September 6, 2012. Dr. Hess graduated from Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2011. Dr. Hess holds Florida license OS18868.
- NPI
- 1205185139NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9830592781
- NPI enumeration date
- September 6, 2012
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (386) 672-4244
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 41
- Medical school graduation
- 2011
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Ruston Hess practices at Tomoka Eye Associates in Ormond Beach, Florida
Dr. Hess' primary practice is Tomoka Eye Associates, at 345 Clyde Morris Blvd, Ormond Beach, FL 32174 in Volusia County. The practice phone is (386) 672-4244.
- Tomoka Eye Associates345 Clyde Morris Blvd, Ormond Beach, FL 32174 · Volusia CountyPhone(386) 672-4244
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Ruston Hess is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Hess' primary practice is Tomoka Eye Associates in Ormond Beach, Florida. Dr. Hess is also affiliated with AdventHealth Daytona Beach. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hess to 1 more hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Ruston Hess' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Hess practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Tomoka Eye Associates | Available with a free account |
| +3 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Ruston Hess is one of 1,398 ophthalmologists in Florida
Ophthalmology is Dr. Hess' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Hess is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dmand AI has Dr. Hess' licenses on file in 2 states: Florida and California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Ophthalmology, FloridaPrimary
- General practice, California
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists age-related macular degeneration, cataract, cataract surgery with lens implant, conjunctivitis, dry eye, eye infection or inflammation, eyelid inflammation and glaucoma among the conditions Dr. Hess treats.
Ophthalmologists near Dr. Hess
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Ruston Hess billed Medicare for 5,279 services in 2024
CMS data shows 5,279 Medicare services from Dr. Hess across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 2,554 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $421,506 for them.
Dr. Hess' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 9882024: 3,616266%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 3092024: 1,259307%
- Surgery
- 2023: 892024: 363308%
- Imaging
- 2023: 172024: 41141%
Where Dr. Hess' Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office4,95194%
- In a facility3286%
Dr. Hess compared with the Florida median for ophthalmologists, 2024
- Dr. Hess
- Florida median
- Medicare services
- 5,279vs 1,6993.1 times
- Medicare patients
- 2,554vs 5574.6 times
- Part D claims
- 1,747vs 8182.1 times
Medians across 1,345 ophthalmologists in Florida with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Hess' 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. Ruston Hess treated 2,554 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77
CMS counts 2,554 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hess in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 1,135 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 2% 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. Hess' median patient age at 75, with 55% women.
Dr. Hess' Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Hess' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women1,45957%
- Men1,09543%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Hess' Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis51%
- Ischemic heart disease31%
- Chronic kidney disease30%
- Diabetes30%
- Anxiety22%
- Atrial fibrillation21%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Hess' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 75
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. Ruston Hess wrote 1,845 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Hess wrote 1,845 Medicare Part D claims for 670 patients. 70% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,747 of them, across 19 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $115,142 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 177 claims across 6 drugs.
Dr. Hess' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,292 claims70%
- Brand-name553 claims30%
Dr. Hess' 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. Hess' Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics2%44 of 1,845 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: 1772024: 1,747887%
Drugs named by CMS: 19 in 2024, 6 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. Ruston Hess scored 97 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 97 out of 100 for Dr. Hess for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Hess accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 448 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Hess, more than 94% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Hess' MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 97of 100Final score
- 94.7of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Hess ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Cataract surgery
- 94th percentile448 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. Ruston Hess has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Hess in 2024. Dr. Hess' most frequent co-authors are Anthony Raymond Cox, MD, Sean Jongjin Jin, MD and Won Il Kim, MD.
Dr. Hess' most frequent co-authors
- Anthony Raymond Cox, MD1 shared paper
- Sean Jongjin Jin, MD1 shared paper
- Won Il Kim, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Hess
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Ruston Hess received $933 in industry payments from 2023 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 27 general payments to Dr. Hess from 5 drug and device companies from 2023 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Alcon Laboratories Inc paid the most, $619.
General payments to Dr. Hess by program year, 2023 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Hess the most, 2023 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Ruston Hess graduated from Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Hess graduated from Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2011.
- Medical school
- Board certified in ophthalmology
- Board certified in 2012 - 2025
- Board certified in 2022 - 2026
- Board certified in 2015 - 2026
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Ruston Hess accepts plans from 15 insurance carriers
Dr. Hess is in network with 15 carriers, including Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, United Healthcare and Cigna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
- United Healthcare
- Cigna
- Elevance
- HCSC
- Humana
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- +7 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Hess accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO10
- HMO9
- Medicare6
- EPO4
- POS3
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Ruston Hess'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 | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation 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) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| 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. Ruston Hess' NPI number?
Dr. Ruston Hess' NPI number is 1205185139. It was assigned on September 6, 2012, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Ruston Hess?
Dr. Ruston Hess is an ophthalmologist in Ormond Beach, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).
Where does Dr. Ruston Hess practice?
Dr. Hess practices at 345 Clyde Morris Blvd, Ormond Beach, FL 32174. Dr. Hess' primary practice is Tomoka Eye Associates in Ormond Beach, Florida. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hess to 1 hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Ruston Hess' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Hess is (386) 672-4244.
What is Dr. Ruston Hess' medical license number?
Dr. Hess holds Florida license OS18868, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Ruston Hess been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Hess in Florida and California.
Which hospitals is Dr. Ruston Hess affiliated with?
Dr. Hess is affiliated with AdventHealth Daytona Beach. Dmand AI links Dr. Hess to 1 more hospital.
Does Dr. Ruston Hess accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Hess billed Medicare for 5,279 services in 2024, and Dr. Hess accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Ruston Hess' MIPS score?
Dr. Hess' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 97 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Ruston Hess see?
CMS counts 2,554 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hess in 2024, with an average age of 77.
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Is Dr. Ruston Hess board certified?
Yes. Dr. Hess is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology.
What services does Dr. Ruston Hess bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Hess' most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92014), eye exam or test (92134) and office visit, established patient (99214).
Where did Dr. Ruston Hess go to medical school?
Dr. Hess graduated from Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2011.
What drugs does Dr. Ruston Hess prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Hess' most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Timolol Maleate and Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth.
Has Dr. Ruston Hess received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $933 in general payments to Dr. Hess from 5 companies from 2023 to 2025. The largest total came from Alcon Laboratories Inc.
How long has Dr. Ruston Hess been practicing?
Dr. Hess graduated from medical school in 2011, 15 years ago.
Does Dr. Ruston Hess do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Hess.
Who does Dr. Ruston Hess publish with?
Dr. Hess' most frequent co-authors are Anthony Raymond Cox, MD (1 shared paper), Sean Jongjin Jin, MD (1 shared paper) and Won Il Kim, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Ruston Hess accept?
Dr. Hess is in network with 15 carriers, including Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, United Healthcare and Cigna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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