Douglas Hester, MD
Anesthesiology Physician · Nashville, TN
Douglas Hester, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1457573206, issued on May 2, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee MD43565, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Douglas Hester
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License numbers
- MD43565 TN
27083 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3601 Tvc, Nashville, TN 37232
- Phone
- (615) 322-3000
- Enumerated
- May 2, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 16, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080904000720); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Douglas Hester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD43565Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
One hospital affiliation
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Douglas Hester among 971 anesthesiology physician records in Tennessee
Douglas Hester, MD is one of 971 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 55% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2005 among the 611 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
401 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Nashville
They are 401 of the 24,357 NPPES records with a practice address in Nashville, and 971 anesthesiology physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Douglas Hester, MD's NPI number?
Douglas Hester, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457573206, issued on May 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Douglas Hester, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3601 Tvc, Nashville, TN, 37232. Phone: (615) 322-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Douglas Hester, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD43565, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Douglas Hester, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.1 of 100. 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.