PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1831312438

Andrew Hester

Orthopedic SurgeryFort Payne, ALI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

849

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

5,641

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$70K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 334 Orthopedic Surgery providers in AL — top quintile (cohort median 2,095).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,728

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$18K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

22.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Methocarbamol255 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen208 claims

Pregabalin155 claims

Tramadol Hcl153 claims

Ondansetron Hcl137 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$72

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$72

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Andrew 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). 21 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Hans Chang Diagnostic Radiology · Cartersville, GA	50	120
Adventist Health System Georgia Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Calhoun, GA	40	156
Jay Curtin Diagnostic Radiology · Cartersville, GA	38	89
Courtney Perez Diagnostic Radiology · Cartersville, GA	37	90
Eric Lindstrom Diagnostic Radiology · Yakima, WA	34	70
NPI 1245285444	28	74
Christopher Paul Anesthesiology · Rome, GA	28	84
Laverne Keizer Anesthesiology · Calhoun, GA	25	80
NPI 1477548691	19	42
Kirby Peden Emergency Medicine · Rome, GA	19	41
Ted Pennel Internal Medicine · Calhoun, GA	17	100
Derek Pollard Diagnostic Radiology · Cartersville, GA	15	27

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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ProviderScore

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