NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Allison D. Hester

Physician Assistant · Worcester, MA

Allison D. Hester is a physician assistant with a practice address in Worcester, Massachusetts, and NPI 1790414167, issued on Jun 9, 2022. Check the license (Massachusetts PA8830, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1790414167
Name
Allison D. Hester
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
PA8830 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
55 Lake Ave N, Worcester, MA 01655
Phone
(508) 334-0605
Enumerated
Jun 9, 2022
Record last updated
Sep 2, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220922003035); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 55 Lake Ave N

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Nawal Aamir, MDInternal Medicine Physician1588248926
  2. Amarys Abadie, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1992936843
  3. Paula Abate, NPNurse Practitioner1336265909
  4. Aly AbayazeedDiagnostic Radiology Physician1821221946
  5. Zainab AbbasDermatology Physician1609028000
  6. Mary-Alice Abbott, MDClinical Genetics (M.D.) Physician1982799417

Verify Allison D. Hester in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

260 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 70 claims were for opioids.

  1. Allison Hester260
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl65 claims
  2. Gabapentin61 claims
  3. Meloxicam44 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score78.1
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $47.61

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Allison Hester$47.61
  2. Specialty average$841.65

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Mass General Brigham Medical Group Northern Massachusetts IncDanvers, MA
  2. Umass Memorial Medical Group IncWorcester, MA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Allison D. Hester among 4,713 physician assistant records in Massachusetts

Allison D. Hester is one of 4,713 physician assistant records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 68% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 68% of these records are older, 25% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2019 among the 3,217 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

425 physician assistant records list a practice address in Worcester

They are 425 of the 13,166 NPPES records with a practice address in Worcester, and 4,713 physician assistant records in Massachusetts.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Bennett, PA-CWorcester, MA 016551396724563
  2. Jennifer Bernardo-Bailey, PAWorcester, MA 016551447267166
  3. Stacy Brown, PA-CWorcester, MA 016551679548515
  4. Colleen Casey, P.A.Worcester, MA 016551962476218
  5. Erin Dunne, PA-CWorcester, MA 016551780694851
  6. Linda Fagundes, PA-CWorcester, MA 016551710952064
  7. Jeffery Giarnese, P.A.Worcester, MA 016551114991130
  8. Donna Marie Hayden, PA-CWorcester, MA 016551063487718

Common questions

What is Allison D. Hester's NPI number?

Allison D. Hester's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790414167, issued on Jun 9, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Allison D. Hester located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 55 Lake Ave N, Worcester, MA, 01655. Phone: (508) 334-0605. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Allison D. Hester's license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number PA8830, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Allison D. Hester prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Allison D. Hester had 260 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Allison D. Hester's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.