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Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD

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Specializes in: General Surgery

Ohio State University College of Medicine (1981)

640 S Wintergarden Road
Bowling Green, OH 43402

(419) 352-1452

Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD is a general surgeon in Bowling Green, OH specializing in general surgery. He graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine in 1981 and has 45 years of experience.

Office Locations

640 S Wintergarden Road
Bowling Green, OH 43402

(419) 352-1452

(419) 352-1244

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In The News

“Doug Hess, a surgeon in Bowling Green, Ohio, said he decided to retire rather than pay $300,000 a year to protect against possible legal costs for current and future cases.”—"As premiums soar, doctors shy away from bariatric surgery (Published 2005)", New York Times, May 2005

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Affordability:

diagnostic EGD

diagnostic upper endoscopy

EGD with biopsy

EGD with lesion removal

esophagogastroduodenoscopy

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

therapeutic EGD

therapeutic upper endoscopy

upper endoscopy

upper endoscopy with biopsy

upper endoscopy with lesion removal

In 2023, Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD had a list price for diagnostic EGD, diagnostic upper endoscopy, EGD with biopsy, EGD with lesion removal, esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), hospital care, inpatient care, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), therapeutic EGD, therapeutic upper endoscopy, upper endoscopy, upper endoscopy with biopsy, and upper endoscopy with lesion removal that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Ohio. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

biopsy

diagnostic colonoscopy

In 2012, Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD performed more biopsy, and diagnostic colonoscopy procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Ohio.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD treated as a general surgeon in Bowling Green, OH during 2012 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	57
doctor visit	158
gastrointestinal procedures	83
hospital care	35
inpatient care	35
minimally invasive procedures	83
preventive care	26
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	73
skin procedures	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD treated as a general surgeon in Bowling Green, OH during 2013 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	67
doctor visit	197
gastrointestinal procedures	99
hospital care	32
inpatient care	32
minimally invasive procedures	99
preventive care	32
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	67

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD.

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	113

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	188
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	26
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD in 2013

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	33
Dementia	8
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD treated as a general surgeon in Bowling Green, OH during 2014 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	59
doctor visit	156
gastrointestinal procedures	87
hospital care	24
inpatient care	24
minimally invasive procedures	87
preventive care	28
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	59

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD.

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	85

**Age**
From 65 to 74	75
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	23
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD in 2014

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD treated as a general surgeon in Bowling Green, OH during 2015 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	33
doctor visit	114
gastrointestinal procedures	55
hospital care	20
inpatient care	20
minimally invasive procedures	55
preventive care	22
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	33

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD.

**Gender**
Male	156
Female	156

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	40
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD in 2015

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD treated as a general surgeon in Bowling Green, OH during 2016 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	77
doctor visit	196
gastrointestinal procedures	115
hospital care	31
inpatient care	31
minimally invasive procedures	115
preventive care	38
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	77

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD.

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	98

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	202
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	26
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD in 2016

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD treated as a general surgeon in Bowling Green, OH during 2017 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	83
doctor visit	188
gastrointestinal procedures	125
hospital care	33
inpatient care	33
minimally invasive procedures	125
preventive care	42
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	83

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	98

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	187
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	24
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD in 2017

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	8
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD treated as a general surgeon in Bowling Green, OH during 2018 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	95
doctor visit	212
gastrointestinal procedures	134
hospital care	25
inpatient care	25
minimally invasive procedures	134
preventive care	39
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	95

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	122

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	209
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	125
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	20
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD in 2018

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD treated as a general surgeon in Bowling Green, OH during 2019 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	75
doctor visit	144
gastrointestinal procedures	102
hospital care	22
inpatient care	22
minimally invasive procedures	102
preventive care	27
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	75

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD.

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	89

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	150
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD in 2019

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD treated as a general surgeon in Bowling Green, OH during 2020 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	39
doctor visit	123
gastrointestinal procedures	66
hospital care	18
inpatient care	18
minimally invasive procedures	66
preventive care	27
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	39

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD.

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	75

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD in 2020

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD treated as a general surgeon in Bowling Green, OH during 2021 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	49
doctor visit	114
gastrointestinal procedures	83
hospital care	15
inpatient care	15
minimally invasive procedures	83
preventive care	34
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	49

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	67

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	18
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD in 2021

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD treated as a general surgeon in Bowling Green, OH during 2022 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	59
doctor visit	133
gastrointestinal procedures	80
hospital care	19
inpatient care	19
minimally invasive procedures	80
preventive care	21
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	59

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	64

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD treated as a general surgeon in Bowling Green, OH were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

diagnostic procedures	63
doctor visit	157
gastrointestinal procedures	93
hospital care	24
inpatient care	24
minimally invasive procedures	93
preventive care	30
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	64
skin procedures	16

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD.

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	85
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	51
85 and over	16
Less than 65	14
65 to 74	87

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	2
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Cancer	16
Dementia	2

Education & Training

Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine in 1981. He has a state license in Ohio.

Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine (1981)

Licensed In: Ohio

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic, Inc.	$80 Signia $80
Mallinckrodt LLC	$28 OFIRMEV $28
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.	$21 OFIRMEV $21

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$129

Biography

Dr. Douglas Hess is a general surgery specialist in Bowling Green, OH. He studied medicine at Ohio State University College of Medicine.

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD in 2023

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2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD in 2013

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD in 2014

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas William Hess, MD From 2012 - 2022

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