Emily Elizabeth Hester, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Asheville, NC
Emily Elizabeth Hester, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1790492056, issued on Nov 4, 2022. Check the license with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Emily Elizabeth Hester
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 5270 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1201 Patton Ave, Asheville, NC 28806
- Phone
- (828) 252-4878
- Enumerated
- Nov 4, 2022
- Record last updated
- May 26, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250403003346); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Lincoln Memorial University Medical Department, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Emily Elizabeth Hester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina 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
7.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024
6,224 Medicare Part D claims for 442 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril343 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium294 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate230 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium217 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium208 claims
- Omeprazole206 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: $322.24
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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
- Sisters OF Mercy Urgent Care IncWaynesville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Emily Elizabeth Hester among 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina
Emily Elizabeth Hester, PA-C is one of 9,279 physician assistant records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 77% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2017 among the 6,366 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
363 physician assistant records list a practice address in Asheville
They are 363 of the 8,173 NPPES records with a practice address in Asheville, and 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Emily Elizabeth Hester, PA-C's NPI number?
Emily Elizabeth Hester, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790492056, issued on Nov 4, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Emily Elizabeth Hester, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1201 Patton Ave, Asheville, NC, 28806. Phone: (828) 252-4878. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Emily Elizabeth Hester, PA-C's license?
Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Emily Elizabeth Hester, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Emily Elizabeth Hester, PA-C had 6,224 Medicare Part D claims for 442 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.