Alison Hester, D.O.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Roanoke, VA
Alison Hester, D.O. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Roanoke, Virginia, and NPI 1740589217, issued on Mar 22, 2011. Check the license (Virginia 0102203563, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alison Hester
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 0102203563 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1906 Belleview Ave SE, Roanoke, VA 24014
- Phone
- (540) 981-7000
- Enumerated
- Mar 22, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jul 20, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140310001420); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1906 Belleview Ave SE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Alison Hester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0102203563Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
177 Medicare Part D claims for 139 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin19 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl15 claims
- Azithromycin13 claims
- Ondansetron Odt13 claims
- Furosemide11 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Carilion Giles Community HospitalPearisburg, VA · Critical Access Hospitals4 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Alison Hester among 1,715 emergency medicine physician records in Virginia
Alison Hester, D.O. is one of 1,715 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 59% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2011 among the 956 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
103 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Roanoke
They are 103 of the 5,303 NPPES records with a practice address in Roanoke, and 1,715 emergency medicine physician records in Virginia.
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Common questions
What is Alison Hester, D.O.'s NPI number?
Alison Hester, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740589217, issued on Mar 22, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alison Hester, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1906 Belleview Ave SE, Roanoke, VA, 24014. Phone: (540) 981-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alison Hester, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0102203563, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alison Hester, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alison Hester, D.O. had 177 Medicare Part D claims for 139 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.