Dorothy Hester
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner · Sparks, MD
Dorothy Hester is a primary care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Sparks, Maryland, and NPI 1932940004, issued on Jun 3, 2024. Check the license with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dorothy Hester
- Primary taxonomy
- Primary Care Nurse Practitioner 363LP2300X
- License number
- AG05240020 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 909 Ridgebrook RD Ste 300, Sparks, MD 21152
- Phone
- (443) 383-9300
- Enumerated
- Jun 3, 2024
- Record last updated
- Feb 19, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250207003490); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Dorothy Hester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average primary care nurse practitioner in 2024
512 Medicare Part D claims for 139 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,492 among the 5,992 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate25 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa21 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium18 claims
- Lisinopril18 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate17 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate15 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: $774.94
41 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 4,321 providers of this specialty with any payment received $625.13 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
- Healing Partners Plus PLLCBala Cynwyd, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dorothy Hester among 295 primary care nurse practitioner records in Maryland
Dorothy Hester is one of 295 primary care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Maryland. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2024, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2024 · 82% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2024 · median 2020 among the 169 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 36% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP2300X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 primary care nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Sparks
They are 2 of the 273 NPPES records with a practice address in Sparks, and 295 primary care nurse practitioner records in Maryland.
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Common questions
What is Dorothy Hester's NPI number?
Dorothy Hester's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932940004, issued on Jun 3, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dorothy Hester located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 909 Ridgebrook RD Ste 300, Sparks, MD, 21152. Phone: (443) 383-9300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dorothy Hester's license?
Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Dorothy Hester prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dorothy Hester had 512 Medicare Part D claims for 139 beneficiaries; the average among primary care nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,492. 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.