Joseph James Hessel, MD

NPI 1306996228ActiveIndividual· Surgery, Vascular Surgery· Phoenix, AZ

Surgery, Vascular Surgery (MD) in Phoenix, Arizona, trained at University of Texas Medical School at Houston (class of 1983). Medicare paid $8,237 for services to 14 patients in 2024. Cvrx, Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,299 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI	1306996228
Status	Active
Entity type	Individual
Credential	MD
Sole proprietor	No
NPI issued	Jan 11, 2007
Last updated in NPPES	Oct 28, 2016

Specialties and licenses

Taxonomy	Code	License	State
Surgery, Vascular Surgery Primary	2086S0129X	23091	AZ
Surgery	208600000X	23091	AZ

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Exclusion screening

List	Result	Details
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026	No match	Checked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)	Enrolled Practitioner - Cardiac Electrophysiology (AZ)
Accepts assignment	Yes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients	14
Services billed	26 across 4 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare	$8,237

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical school	University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Graduation year	1983
Medicare specialty	Cardiac Electrophysiology
Secondary specialties	Thoracic Surgery