What is Martha Hester's specialty?

Martha Hester (NPI 1598724841) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Columbia, SC.

Where does Martha Hester practice?

Martha Hester practices in Columbia, SC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1598724841.

How much does Medicare pay Martha Hester?

Martha Hester (NPI 1598724841) received approximately $283K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 678 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1598724841

Martha HesterMD

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Family PracticeColumbia, SCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,808

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

4,858

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$269K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,484 Family Practice providers in SC — top quintile (cohort median 1,121).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

11,469

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.0M

Distinct drugs

157

Brand share

21.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Levothyroxine Sodium727 claims

Rosuvastatin Calcium531 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium410 claims

Amlodipine Besylate352 claims

Alprazolam283 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$21

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$21

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$21

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Martha 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). 24 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
PRISMA HEALTH-MIDLANDS	404	1,448
PRISMA HEALTH-MIDLANDS	117	231
AMEDISYS HOSPICE, L.L.C.	117	558
PRISMA HEALTH-MIDLANDS	113	294
Wesley Conwell Diagnostic Radiology · Columbia, SC	48	82
LEXINGTON COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES DISTRICT INC	38	88
PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL, LLC	32	84
Inmed Diagnostics Services Of Sc Llc Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) · Columbia, SC	29	107
County Council For Richland County Ambulance Service Provider · Columbia, SC	28	70
Charles Hubbard Diagnostic Radiology · Columbia, SC	26	47
Brabham Hester Family Practice · Columbia, SC	23	48
Douglas Bull Diagnostic Radiology · Greenville, SC	23	33

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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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