Total Payments
$25,141
2024 Payments
$3,452
Companies
10
Transactions
40
Medicare Patients
421
Medicare Billing
$73,709
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$13,980 (55.6%)
Travel$9,442 (37.6%)
Food & Beverage$1,719 (6.8%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $13,980 | 6 | 55.6% |
| Travel and Lodging | $9,442 | 8 | 37.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $1,719 | 26 | 6.8% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $10,771 | 10 | $0 (2017) |
| Amgen Inc. | $9,050 | 17 | $0 (2024) |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $3,319 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | $1,610 | 3 | $0 (2017) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $146.50 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | $116.23 | 2 | $0 (2017) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $57.74 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $28.77 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | $24.87 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| ABIOMED | $16.80 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,452 | 5 | Novo Nordisk Inc ($3,238) |
| 2022 | $28.77 | 1 | Abbott Laboratories ($28.77) |
| 2021 | $80.29 | 1 | Novo Nordisk Inc ($80.29) |
| 2020 | $248.42 | 2 | Amgen Inc. ($248.42) |
| 2019 | $8,650 | 14 | Amgen Inc. ($8,625) |
| 2018 | $125.99 | 1 | Amgen Inc. ($125.99) |
| 2017 | $12,555 | 16 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc ($10,771) |
All Payment Transactions
40 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/07/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.80 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 11/16/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $50.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 09/21/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $138.40 | General |
| 09/20/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,100.00 | General |
| 09/20/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $146.50 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 05/13/2022 | Abbott Laboratories | MITRACLIP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.77 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 06/08/2021 | Novo Nordisk Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $80.29 | General |
| 01/27/2020 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $160.07 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 01/27/2020 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $88.35 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 11/17/2019 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | ZONTIVITY (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.87 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 10/13/2019 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $136.66 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 10/12/2019 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $46.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 10/12/2019 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 10/11/2019 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $6,928.33 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 10/11/2019 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $50.27 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 10/11/2019 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 10/11/2019 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $13.64 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 10/10/2019 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $919.35 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 10/10/2019 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $190.68 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 10/10/2019 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $67.60 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 10/10/2019 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.61 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 03/05/2019 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $145.30 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 03/04/2019 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $67.81 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 09/26/2018 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $125.99 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 10/30/2017 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $57.74 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | 90 | 122 | $141,331 | $17,403 |
| 2022 | 5 | 85 | 138 | $111,211 | $15,391 |
| 2021 | 6 | 123 | 213 | $157,712 | $22,881 |
| 2020 | 7 | 123 | 142 | $136,070 | $18,035 |
Total Patients
421
Total Services
615
Medicare Billing
$73,709
Procedure Codes
22
All Medicare Procedures & Services
22 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93505 | Biopsy of heart muscle | Facility | 2023 | 36 | 65 | $89,830 | $10,964 | 12.2% |
| 93454 | Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 26 | $34,190 | $4,160 | 12.2% |
| 93451 | Insertion of tube in right heart chambers for measurement | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 19 | $14,155 | $1,745 | 12.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $3,156 | $533.20 | 16.9% |
| 93505 | Biopsy of heart muscle | Facility | 2022 | 23 | 39 | $53,898 | $6,610 | 12.3% |
| 99233 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 44 | $18,128 | $3,652 | 20.1% |
| 93454 | Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 18 | $23,670 | $2,882 | 12.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 22 | 25 | $6,575 | $1,252 | 19.0% |
| 93451 | Insertion of tube in right heart chambers for measurement | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 12 | $8,940 | $995.12 | 11.1% |
| 93505 | Biopsy of the wall dividing the left and right heart | Facility | 2021 | 23 | 42 | $58,044 | $7,474 | 12.9% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 15 | 77 | $31,724 | $6,445 | 20.3% |
| 93454 | Insertion of catheter for imaging of heart including imaging interpretation and supervision and injection | Facility | 2021 | 33 | 33 | $43,395 | $4,987 | 11.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 26 | 35 | $7,885 | $1,597 | 20.3% |
| 93451 | Insertion of catheter for diagnostic evaluation of right heart structures | Facility | 2021 | 15 | 15 | $11,175 | $1,534 | 13.7% |
| 92978 | Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft, initial vessel | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $5,489 | $844.47 | 15.4% |
| 93454 | Insertion of catheter for imaging of heart blood vessels or grafts | Facility | 2020 | 35 | 35 | $46,025 | $5,643 | 12.3% |
| 93505 | Biopsy of the wall dividing the left and right heart | Facility | 2020 | 18 | 29 | $40,078 | $5,258 | 13.1% |
| 93456 | Insertion of catheter in right heart for x-ray imaging of blood vessels or grafts | Facility | 2020 | 13 | 13 | $21,892 | $3,087 | 14.1% |
| 93451 | Insertion of catheter for diagnostic evaluation of right heart structures | Facility | 2020 | 14 | 16 | $11,920 | $1,400 | 11.7% |
| 92978 | Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft | Facility | 2020 | 12 | 14 | $6,986 | $1,102 | 15.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 16 | 19 | $5,921 | $957.27 | 16.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 15 | 16 | $3,248 | $587.44 | 18.1% |
About Dr. Connie Hess, MD
Dr. Connie Hess, MD is a Internal Medicine healthcare provider based in Aurora, Colorado. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/01/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1023210069.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Connie Hess, MD has received a total of $25,141 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $3,452 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 40 transactions from 10 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($13,980).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Hess has provided services to 421 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 615 services with total Medicare billing of $73,709. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 22 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Internal Medicine
- Other Specialties Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Disease
- Location Aurora, CO
- Active Since 06/01/2007
- Last Updated 08/07/2018
- Taxonomy Code 207R00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1023210069
Products in Payments
- XARELTO (Drug) $10,887
- Repatha (Biological) $9,050
- DS8500 (Drug) $1,610
- LEQVIO (Drug) $146.50
- MITRACLIP (Device) $28.77
- ZONTIVITY (Drug) $24.87
- Impella (Device) $16.80
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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