Derek Blair Hess, MD

Primary specialty

Ophthalmology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207W00000X

License

ME88485 Issued in FL

Practice address

710 94TH Ave N Ste 309
St Petersburg, FL 33702-2452

Phone

(727) 213-3330

Fax

(727) 739-8720

NPI assigned

Jul 21, 2006

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Other identifiers 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in FL

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

OphthalmologyAlso: Pediatric Medicine

Education

University of South Florida College of Medicine, 1998

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Hess Pediatric Ophthalmology SpecialistGroup PAC ID 3476595836, 2 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• St Josephs Hospital Hospital, Tampa, FL, CCN 100075
• Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital Hospital, Saint Petersburg, FL, CCN 100032
• St Anthonys Hospital Hospital, Saint Petersburg, FL, CCN 100067

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: dhess734845@direct.hopkinsmedicine.org
• Direct secure messaging: dhess189287@orlandohealth.medalliesdirect.net

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Hess Pediatric Ophthalmology Specialist

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • St Petersburg, FL
  • NPI 1396951463
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group
• Orlando Health, Inc.

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Orlando, FL
  • NPI 1184709057
  NPD

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Ohi West, Inc

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • St Petersburg, FL
  • NPI 1154399749
  Care Compare affiliation
• St. Anthonys Hospital, Inc.

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • St Petersburg, FL
  • NPI 1427024942
  Care Compare affiliation
• St. Joseph'S Hospital, Inc.

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Tampa, FL
  • NPI 1346519816
  Care Compare affiliation
• St. Joseph'S Hospital, Inc.

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Tampa, FL
  • NPI 1881632818
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "city": "ST PETERSBURG",
            "state": "FL",
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• Elizabeth Denise Herzog, PMHNP-BC
• Mariryan Heschmeyer, D.O.M
• Luanne C Hespeler, PA-C
• Hess Pediatric Ophthalmology Specialist
• Colleen Hess, PHD
• Jeffrey Bruce Hess, MD
• Jenae Michelle Hesse, APRN
• Mark C Hetherington, O.D.
• Aria Hetzendorfer, RDN
• Kyla Heusner, M.D.

• Ophthalmology Physician in St Petersburg, FL
• Providers in St Petersburg, FL by specialty
• Ophthalmology Physician in Florida

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jan 15, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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