Christopher Joseph Hester, DDS
Dentist · Pittsburgh, PA
Christopher Joseph Hester, DDS is a dentist with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1417511130, issued on Apr 29, 2019. Check the license (Pennsylvania DS042277, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Joseph Hester
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- DS042277 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7227 Hamilton Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15208
- Phone
- (412) 244-4700
- Enumerated
- Apr 29, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jun 27, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Joseph Hester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license DS042277Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average dentist in 2024
266 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin90 claims
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate76 claims
- Ibuprofen42 claims
- Ibu19 claims
- Azithromycin13 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: $280.68
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; 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.
Christopher Joseph Hester among 3,339 dentist records in Pennsylvania
Christopher Joseph Hester, DDS is one of 3,339 dentist records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 63% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 78% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 63% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2019 · 74% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Christopher Joseph Hester, DDS's NPI number?
Christopher Joseph Hester, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417511130, issued on Apr 29, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Joseph Hester, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7227 Hamilton Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15208. Phone: (412) 244-4700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Joseph Hester, DDS's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number DS042277, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher Joseph Hester, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Joseph Hester, DDS had 266 Medicare Part D claims for 98 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.