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PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1215904974

Ralph HesterM.D.

OphthalmologyOklahoma City, OKI
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PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024
Total Rx claims
1,435
Beneficiaries
—
Total drug cost
$113K
Distinct drugs
14
Brand share
39.6%
Top prescribed drugs
Latanoprost407 claims
Ofloxacin368 claims
Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha275 claims
Fluorometholone Acetate113 claims
Bimatoprost48 claims
QUALITY · MIPS · 2024
Final MIPS score
84.8
Quality
73.9
Cost
75.4
Improvement activities
40.0
Promoting interop.
100.0
Payment adjustment
0.41%
Group
MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024
Total beneficiaries
2,177
Unique beneficiaries
—
Total services
2,617
Distinct HCPCS
13
Medicare payment
$276K
Peer benchmark
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q5
Total Medicare services vs. 158 Ophthalmology providers in OK — above median (cohort median 2,217).
INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024
Total received
$429
Payment records
29
By payment type
Food and Beverage$429
REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ralph 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). 17 inbound referrers · 45 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from
Inbound — who sends patients here
PhysicianPatientsVisits
MERCY HOSPITAL OKLAHOMA CITY, INC108194
OKLAHOMA HEART HOSPITAL, LLC106171
Mcgee Eye Surgery Center Llc
Ambulatory Surgical Center · Oklahoma City, OK
92218
Robert Christensen
Anesthesiology · Oklahoma City, OK
60184
Jeremy Boucher
Anesthesiology · Oklahoma City, OK
43100
Vinay Shah
Ophthalmology · Oklahoma City, OK
43120
HECK, DARRELL3678
SSM HEALTH CARE OF OKLAHOMA, INC.3559
Laboratory Corporation Of America
Clinical Laboratory · Dallas, TX
2029
Bradley Gawey
Anesthesiology · Oklahoma City, OK
1852
Aaron Cates
Anesthesiology · Oklahoma City, OK
1750
INTEGRIS CANADIAN VALLEY HOSPITAL1623
Refers patients to
Outbound — where patients go next
PhysicianPatientsVisits
Diagnostic Laboratory Of Oklahoma Llc
Clinical Laboratory · Oklahoma City, OK
214500
Mcgee Eye Surgery Center Llc
Ambulatory Surgical Center · Oklahoma City, OK
169634
INTEGRIS BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER INC157578
MERCY HOSPITAL OKLAHOMA CITY, INC118193
OKLAHOMA HEART HOSPITAL, LLC100176
Tasha Schellenberg
Optometry · Oklahoma City, OK
6087
David Mcdaniel
Anesthesiology · Oklahoma City, OK
56141
Robert Christensen
Anesthesiology · Oklahoma City, OK
4582
MCBRIDE CLINIC ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL, LLC4595
Aaron Cates
Anesthesiology · Oklahoma City, OK
42183
Bradley Gawey
Anesthesiology · Oklahoma City, OK
41170
HCA HEALTH SERVICES OF OKLAHOMA INC4060
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.