Daniel Robert Hess, M.D.
NPI 1487853529ActiveIndividual· Hospitalist· West Columbia, SC
Hospitalist (M.D.) with Lexington Health Inc, practicing in West Columbia, South Carolina. In 2024 Medicare paid $97,070 for 504 patients, and Part D covered 890 of their prescriptions, 87% of them generic. Tempus Ai, Inc was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $44.82 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Lexington Medical Center and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1487853529 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jul 17, 2007 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Nov 6, 2020 |
| Certified by provider | Nov 6, 2020 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitalist Primary | 208M00000X | 29927 | SC |
| Internal Medicine | 207R00000X | 29927 | SC |
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 - Hospitalist (SC) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 504 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 1,288 across 8 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $97,070 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 890 · 932 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 283 |
| Total drug cost | $48,942 |
| Generic share | 87% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Hospitalist |
| Secondary specialties | Internal Medicine |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical group
- Lexington Health IncWest Columbia, SC · 904 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Lexington Medical CenterWest Columbia, SC
- Musc Health Columbia Medical Center DowntownColumbia, SC
Other facilities
- Interim Healthcare of the UpstateHome health agency · Greenville, SC
- Heart of Hospice LLCHospice · Columbia, SC
- Hospice of Lancaster & the PiedmontHospice · Lancaster, SC
- Medical Services of America Hospice-ColumbiaHospice · Columbia, SC
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$44.82 · 2 payments from 2 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Tempus Ai, Inc | $28.81 | 1 |
| Novocure Inc. | $16.01 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$44.82 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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