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Dr. Christopher L Hess, M.D.

Dr. Christopher L Hess is a Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician provider (Surgery) practicing in Melbourne, FL, registered in the NPPES registry with NPI 1235205352 since 2006. The credential MD stands for Doctor of Medicine. Practices at Bermax II LLC (listed at the same practice address in NPPES).

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NPI 1235205352
Entity type Individual (Type 1)
Name Dr. Christopher L Hess
Credential M.D.
Sex Male
Practice address Melbourne, FL, 32935
Phone 3217273223
Fax 3217279448
Enumeration date 2006-11-28
Last updated in NPPES 2025-05-27

Street address withheld — NPPES sole-proprietor addresses can be home addresses. See our data policy.

Taxonomy & licenses

Taxonomy code Specialty Primary License State
174400000X Specialist Secondary 0101229013 VA
208200000X Plastic Surgery Physician Secondary 0101229013 VA
2086S0122X Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician Primary ME162755 FL

MD — Doctor of Medicine: A physician who completed medical school (allopathic medicine), residency training, and state licensure. About the MD credential

Copy-ready billing details
Provider: Christopher Hess, M.D.
NPI: 1235205352
Taxonomy: 2086S0122X (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician)
Address: Melbourne, FL, 32935

Other providers at this practice address

NPI Name Type Specialty Location
1538140231 Ross Clevens Individual Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician Melbourne, FL
1760523393 Brian Benson Individual Surgical Physician Assistant Melbourne, FL
1407978703 Amy Simon Individual Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician Melbourne, FL
1326374901 Bermax II LLC Organization Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician Melbourne, FL
1346759222 John Varner Individual Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician Melbourne, FL
1801353941 Deric Thomson Individual Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician Melbourne, FL
1053969014 Jurry Om Individual Family Nurse Practitioner Melbourne, FL
1770134231 Samira Caraballo Individual Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician Melbourne, FL

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Is NPI 1235205352 active?
Yes — as of the latest NPPES snapshot, NPI 1235205352 is active (record last updated 2025-05-27).

Source: CMS NPPES (public data). Snapshot 2026-07-11. Provider record last updated 2025-05-27.