What is Christian Hester's specialty?

Christian Hester (NPI 1154522407) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Little Rock, AR.

Where does Christian Hester practice?

Christian Hester practices in Little Rock, AR, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1154522407.

How much does Medicare pay Christian Hester?

Christian Hester (NPI 1154522407) received approximately $330K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 821 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1154522407

Christian HesterM.D.

OphthalmologyLittle Rock, ARI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,819

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,581

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$319K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 108 Ophthalmology providers in AR — below median (cohort median 3,420).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

960

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$41K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

20.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisolone Acetate359 claims

Fluorometholone225 claims

Moxifloxacin Hcl57 claims

Valacyclovir Hcl54 claims

Erythromycin Base46 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

93.3

Quality

92.2

Cost

74.7

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

92.0

Payment adjustment

0.77%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$2K

Payment records

By payment type

Travel and Lodging$933

Food and Beverage$815

Honoraria$26

Top paying entities

Travel and Lodging$933

Food and Beverage$815

Honoraria$26

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (1)

CCN 040114

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Christian Hester's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 7 inbound referrers · 18 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
BAPTIST HEALTH	153	382
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Dallas, TX	42	75
MEDICAL LABORATORIES OF ARKANSAS, INC.	41	175
NPI 1013992262	27	52
Lydia Lane Ophthalmology · Little Rock, AR	25	48
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES	18	37
BAPTIST HEALTH	14	21

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
BAPTIST HEALTH	83	183
Michael Kiersey Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Little Rock, AR	51	144
MEDICAL LABORATORIES OF ARKANSAS, INC.	46	143
Brian Quinn Pathology · Little Rock, AR	45	118
Julianne Koch Optometry · Nashville, TN	42	58
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Dallas, TX	33	73
Labone Llc Clinical Laboratory · Lenexa, KS	29	57
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES	22	44
ST VINCENT INFIRMARY MEDICAL CENTER	21	41
ROBERSON, MICHAEL	17	61
BAPTIST HEALTH	17	32
Memphis Pathology Laboratory Clinical Laboratory · Memphis, TN	16	33

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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