Andrew Hester
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Fort Payne, AL
Andrew Hester is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Fort Payne, Alabama, and NPI 1831312438, issued on Apr 11, 2007. Check the license on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Andrew Hester
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 2017-02584 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1411 Old Water Works RD SW, Fort Payne, AL 35968
- Phone
- (256) 979-1550
- Enumerated
- Apr 11, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 8, 2024
- Fax
- (256) 979-1576
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160715000494); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1411 Old Water Works RD SW
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Andrew Hester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical ExaminersCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
1,834 Medicare Part D claims for 488 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 508 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methocarbamol255 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen208 claims
- Pregabalin155 claims
- Tramadol Hcl153 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl137 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen136 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $71.97
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Globus Medical, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Dekalb Specialty CareFort Payne, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Andrew Hester among 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Alabama
Andrew Hester is one of 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 56% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2002 among the 230 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 207X00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Alabama
There are 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Alabama.
All 340 in Alabama → Every provider in Fort Payne → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joseph Kendra, M.D.Boaz, AL 359571396743001
- Amanda Roberts, CRNPAlbertville, AL 359511841990876
- Danny Sparks, MDRainbow City, AL 359061225082696
- Daniel Sparks, MDRainbow City, AL 359061730133067
- Stephen Blackstock, MDGadsden, AL 359031356373583
- William Haller, MDGadsden, AL 359031437194438
- William Haller, MDGadsden, AL 359031598709479
- Carl Hartzog, MDGadsden, AL 359031891730818
Common questions
What is Andrew Hester's NPI number?
Andrew Hester's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831312438, issued on Apr 11, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Andrew Hester located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1411 Old Water Works RD SW, Fort Payne, AL, 35968. Phone: (256) 979-1550. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Andrew Hester's license?
Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Andrew Hester prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Andrew Hester had 1,834 Medicare Part D claims for 488 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Andrew Hester's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.