Dr. Deborah Sperling Hess, MD

Dr. Hess practices at Wilmington Health in Wilmington, North Carolina.

Dr. Hess' NPI, 1497015648, was assigned on May 22, 2012. Dr. Hess graduated from University of Michigan Medical School in 2012. Dr. Hess holds North Carolina license 2019-01156.

Dr. Hess' primary practice is Wilmington Health, at 1202 Medical Center Dr, Wilmington, NC 28401 in New Hanover County. The practice phone is (910) 341-3300.

Dr. Hess' primary practice is Wilmington Health in Wilmington, North Carolina. Dr. Hess is also affiliated with Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is Wilmington Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hess to 1 more hospital, 2 group practices and clinics 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, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Urology is Dr. Hess' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208800000X. Dr. Hess is licensed in North Carolina.

CMS data shows 13,633 Medicare services from Dr. Hess across 28 procedure codes in 2024, for 553 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $256,022 for them.

CMS counts 553 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hess in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 270 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 69% have high blood pressure. 3% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.11, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Hess' median patient age at 72, with 93% women.

In 2024, Dr. Hess wrote 698 Medicare Part D claims for 356 patients. 80% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 622 of them, across 11 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $122,963 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 610 claims across 14 drugs.

Dr. Hess accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Hess as offering telehealth. CMS counts 15 procedures of removal of the uterus by Dr. Hess, more than 89% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 9 papers to Dr. Hess, published from 2015 to 2021. 2019 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Pelvic Organ Prolapse, Consumer Health Information and Gynecologic Surgical Procedures. Dr. Hess has published most often in Urology. Dr. Hess' most frequent co-authors are Maude Carmel, FRCSC, MD, Rena D. Malik, MD and Nitya E. Abraham, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 244 general payments to Dr. Hess from 33 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 93% of the total. Medtronic, Inc. paid the most, $2,660.

Dr. Hess graduated from University of Michigan Medical School in 2012.