What is Douglas Hester's specialty?

Douglas Hester (NPI 1457573206) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Anesthesiology in Nashville, TN.

Where does Douglas Hester practice?

Douglas Hester practices in Nashville, TN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1457573206.

How much does Medicare pay Douglas Hester?

Douglas Hester (NPI 1457573206) received approximately $28K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 149 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1457573206

Douglas HesterMD

AnesthesiologyNashville, TNI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$8K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 692 Anesthesiology providers in TN — below median (cohort median 208).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Douglas 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). 1 inbound referrers · 2 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER	118	229

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER	53	89
Michael Vaezi Gastroenterology · Nashville, TN	13	36

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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