Christian Cardell Hester, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Little Rock, AR
Christian Cardell Hester, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Little Rock, Arkansas, and NPI 1154522407, issued on May 31, 2007. Check the license (Arkansas E-6001, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christian Cardell Hester
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- E-6001 AR
E6001 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 201 Executive CT, Little Rock, AR 72205
- Phone
- (501) 224-5658
- Enumerated
- May 31, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 28, 2023
- Fax
- (501) 224-8114
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120131000635); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 201 Executive CT
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christian Cardell Hester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license E-6001Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,073 Medicare Part D claims for 320 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 47% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate359 claims
- Fluorometholone225 claims
- Moxifloxacin57 claims
- Valacyclovir54 claims
- Erythromycin46 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate40 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,774.37
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Little Rock Eye Clinic LLPLittle Rock, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Arkansas
There are 145 ophthalmology physician records in Arkansas.
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- Katherine Baltz, M.D.Little Rock, AR1225006497
- Tracy Baltz, MDLittle Rock, AR1881679033
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- Susan Blair, M.D.Little Rock, AR1942209572
Common questions
What is Christian Cardell Hester, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christian Cardell Hester, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154522407, issued on May 31, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christian Cardell Hester, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 Executive CT, Little Rock, AR, 72205. Phone: (501) 224-5658. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christian Cardell Hester, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number E-6001, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christian Cardell Hester, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christian Cardell Hester, M.D. had 1,073 Medicare Part D claims for 320 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christian Cardell Hester, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.