Daniel Hester, M.D.
Pediatrics Physician · Conway, AR
Daniel Hester, M.D. is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Conway, Arkansas, and NPI 1962865162, issued on Apr 4, 2016. Check the license (Arkansas E-18740, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Daniel Hester
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
- License number
- E-18740 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2302 College Ave Ste 100, Conway, AR 72034
- Phone
- (501) 513-5385
- Enumerated
- Apr 4, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jan 29, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241219000158); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Daniel Hester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license E-18740Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pediatrics physician in 2024
4,218 Medicare Part D claims for 236 beneficiaries, against an average of 375 among the 5,609 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 95 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium223 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate169 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium165 claims
- Gabapentin143 claims
- Losartan Potassium117 claims
- Carvedilol107 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): 95.3 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: $115.34
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 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
- Conway Regional Medical Center IncConway, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Daniel Hester among 509 pediatrics physician records in Arkansas
Daniel Hester, M.D. is one of 509 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 49% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 76% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 49% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 13% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2014 among the 65 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
23 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Conway
They are 23 of the 2,848 NPPES records with a practice address in Conway, and 509 pediatrics physician records in Arkansas.
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- Sherrye Craig, M.D.Conway, AR 720341174501563
- Jeffrey Craig, M.D.Conway, AR 720341215915608
- Adam Harrell, M.D.Conway, AR 720341376759068
- Rhonda Holland, MDConway, AR 720341407838121
- Philip Hopp, M.D.Conway, AR 720341063475630
- Chris Killingsworth, M.D.Conway, AR 720341407099385
Common questions
What is Daniel Hester, M.D.'s NPI number?
Daniel Hester, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962865162, issued on Apr 4, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Daniel Hester, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2302 College Ave Ste 100, Conway, AR, 72034. Phone: (501) 513-5385. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Daniel Hester, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number E-18740, 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 Daniel Hester, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Daniel Hester, M.D. had 4,218 Medicare Part D claims for 236 beneficiaries; the average among pediatrics physician prescribers was 375. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Daniel Hester, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.3 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.