Dr. Benjamin R. Hess, MD

Dr. Hess practices at Family Medical Center in Griffin, Georgia.

Dr. Hess' NPI, 1003044199, was assigned on June 26, 2009. Dr. Hess holds Georgia license 068028.

Dr. Hess' primary practice is Family Medical Center, at 1657 N Expressway, Griffin, GA 30223-1276. The practice phone is (770) 228-2641.

Dr. Hess' primary practice is Family Medical Center in Griffin, Georgia. Dr. Hess is also affiliated with Wellstar Spalding Medical Center. The medical group on file is Family Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hess to 1 more hospital, 5 home health agencies, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Hess practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Family medicine is Dr. Hess' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Q00000X. Dr. Hess is board certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Hess' licenses on file in 2 states: Georgia and South Carolina.

CMS data shows 21,208 Medicare services from Dr. Hess across 53 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,560 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $385,828 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 1,560 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hess in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 745 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 73% have high cholesterol. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.06, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Hess' median patient age at 58, with 57% women.

In 2024, Dr. Hess wrote 3,685 Medicare Part D claims for 1,218 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,985 of them, across 88 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $134,080 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,513 claims across 90 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 92 out of 100 for Dr. Hess for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Hess accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Removal of nail tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links Dr. Hess to 10 clinical trials, 4 of them phase 2 studies. 9 are still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Adenocarcinoma of Lung, Biliary Atresia and Low Back Pain.

CMS Open Payments shows 65 general payments to Dr. Hess from 24 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 92% of the total. Valeant Pharmaceuticals International paid the most, $217.