What is David Hester's specialty?

David Hester (NPI 1780656462) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Mount Pleasant, TX.

Where does David Hester practice?

David Hester practices in Mount Pleasant, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1780656462.

How much does Medicare pay David Hester?

David Hester (NPI 1780656462) received approximately $125K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 362 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1780656462

David HesterM.D.

PRACTICEDAVID A HESTER, M.D.See all providers at this practice →

Orthopedic SurgeryMount Pleasant, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

739

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

10,807

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$77K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,568 Orthopedic Surgery providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 1,443).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

330

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$3K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

57.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen178 claims

Meloxicam60 claims

Celecoxib31 claims

Tramadol Hcl31 claims

Amoxicillin19 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$259

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$259

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$259

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where David 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). 4 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
MIDLAND COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT	61	257
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	19	69
Midland Texas Surgical Center, Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Midland, TX	15	31
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Dallas, TX	14	28

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.

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