Alan R. Koester, MD
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Huntington, WV
Alan R. Koester, MD is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Huntington, West Virginia, and NPI 1821067612, issued on Mar 15, 2006. Check the license (West Virginia 23116, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alan R. Koester
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License numbers
- 23116 WV
01043752 IN
LT2650 NH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1600 Medical Center Drive, Huntington, WV 25701
- Phone
- (304) 691-1262
- Enumerated
- Mar 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 17, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (304) 691-1666
- Medicaid IDs
- 3810011530 WV
7100048520 KY
2852453 OH - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080319000507); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern Illinois University School Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1600 Medical Center Drive
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Alan R. Koester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
Search for license 23116Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024
183 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 80 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin84 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen75 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $64.59
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Encore Medical, LP. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University Physicians And Surgeons, IncHuntington, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in West Virginia
There are 7 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in West Virginia.
All 7 in West Virginia → Every provider in Huntington → Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 6 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Aouod Agenor, MDHuntington, WV 257011922686641
- Mohammad Hammad, MDHuntington, WV 257011134811219
- Suhirad Khokhar, MDHuntington, WV 257011972187672
- Steven Novotny, MDHuntington, WV 257011336118991
- Syed Zahir, MDBeckley, WV 258011780621581
- Matthew Schessler, M.D.Morgantown, WV 265051336408590
Common questions
What is Alan R. Koester, MD's NPI number?
Alan R. Koester, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821067612, issued on Mar 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alan R. Koester, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1600 Medical Center Drive, Huntington, WV, 25701. Phone: (304) 691-1262. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alan R. Koester, MD's license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number 23116, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alan R. Koester, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alan R. Koester, MD had 183 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.