Christopher Kester
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Richmond, VA
Christopher Kester is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Richmond, Virginia, and NPI 1851716914, issued on Feb 26, 2014. Check the license (Virginia 0102205496, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Kester
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 0102205496 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1501 Maple Ave Ste 200, Richmond, VA 23226
- Phone
- (804) 285-2300
- Enumerated
- Feb 26, 2014
- Record last updated
- Aug 1, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (802) 527-5961
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200902000738); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1501 Maple Ave Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Morgan Bartlett, DPTOrthopedic Physical Therapist1639695323
- Dustin Dyer, D.O.Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1538474861
- David KaoOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1225526544
- Sean Kelly, D.O.Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician1700205952
- Victoria Matt, MDOrthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician1457396913
- John Meyers, PTOrthopedic Physical Therapist1841499951
Verify Christopher Kester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0102205496Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
29 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Methylprednisolone12 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: $400.98
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. 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
- Main Line HealthcareWynewood, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Virginia
There are 586 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Virginia.
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- Alexander Aboka, MDVirginia Beach, VA1952440950
- Kenneth Accousti, M.D.Fredericksburg, VA1316998586
- Adeshina Adeyemo, MDFredericksburg, VA1386135341
- Murillo Adrados, M.D.Roanoke, VA1124409453
- Matthew Adsit, MDRoanoke, VA1225611890
- George Aguiar, MDReston, VA1750308086
- Elaine Ahillen, M.D.Sterling, VA1891940219
- Syed Ahmed, MDFort Belvoir, VA1629059639
- Brent Ain, MDFairfax, VA1063401214
Common questions
What is Christopher Kester's NPI number?
Christopher Kester's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851716914, issued on Feb 26, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Kester located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1501 Maple Ave Ste 200, Richmond, VA, 23226. Phone: (804) 285-2300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Kester's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0102205496, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Kester prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Kester had 29 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.