Chris Hester, D M D
Dentist · Tupelo, MS
Chris Hester, D M D is a dentist with a practice address in Tupelo, Mississippi, and NPI 1649492125, issued on May 3, 2007. Check the license (Mississippi 2946-96, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chris Hester
- Credential
- D M D
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 2946-96 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 105 Park Gate Dr, Tupelo, MS 38801
- Phone
- (662) 844-7231
- Enumerated
- May 3, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (662) 844-0142
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 105 Park Gate Dr
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Verify Chris Hester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Mississippi board licenses this profession
Search for license 2946-96Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
49 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin30 claims
- Cephalexin12 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: $200.00
1 payment: education; the largest payer was Straumann USA LLC. The 31,974 providers of this specialty with any payment received $540.36 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.
Chris Hester among 536 dentist records in Mississippi
Chris Hester, D M D is one of 536 dentist records with a practice address in Mississippi. 69% 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 25% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 25% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 73% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dentist providers in Mississippi
There are 536 dentist records in Mississippi.
All 536 in Mississippi → Every provider in Tupelo → Dentist nationwide →
The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mindelyn Austin, DMDTupelo, MS 388011851586309
- Kenneth Austin, DMDTupelo, MS 388011043405590
- Richard Caron, D.M.D., P.ATupelo, MS 388011538373352
- Abdullah Elassouli, DDSTupelo, MS 388011841762200
- Robert Field, DDSTupelo, MS 388011619083748
- Noah Hill, DDSTupelo, MS 388011821981374
- James Jones, DDSTupelo, MS 388011558418194
- John Kenney, D.D.S., P.ATupelo, MS 388011609080407
Common questions
What is Chris Hester, D M D's NPI number?
Chris Hester, D M D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649492125, issued on May 3, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chris Hester, D M D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 105 Park Gate Dr, Tupelo, MS, 38801. Phone: (662) 844-7231. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chris Hester, D M D's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 2946-96, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Chris Hester, D M D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chris Hester, D M D had 49 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.