Gary L. Hester, MD
Surgery Physician · Florence, AL
Gary L. Hester, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Florence, Alabama, and NPI 1881642759, issued on May 4, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 7854, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gary L. Hester
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 7854 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2111 Cloyd Blvd, Florence, AL 35630
- Phone
- (256) 768-8600
- Enumerated
- May 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 11, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (256) 768-8608
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101018000788); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1976
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2111 Cloyd Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Charles Marchman, MDSurgery Physician1891743696
Verify Gary L. Hester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 7854Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
68 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Mupirocin27 claims
- Gentamicin Sulfate20 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.
Gary L. Hester among 445 surgery physician records in Alabama
Gary L. Hester, MD is one of 445 surgery physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1976 · median 2003 among the 290 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Alabama
There are 445 surgery physician records in Alabama.
All 445 in Alabama → Every provider in Florence → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Shelby Bailey, M.D.Florence, AL 356301801850995
- Robert Bailey, MDFlorence, AL 356301306804786
- William Collignon, M.D.Florence, AL 356301174587257
- Charles Marchman, MDFlorence, AL 356301891743696
- Christopher McNair, DOFlorence, AL 356301720668882
- Nicole Redenius, DOFlorence, AL 356301609336080
- Kristen Reed, MDFlorence, AL 356301568996031
- Cassidy Koonce, M.D.Athens, AL 356111376854976
Common questions
What is Gary L. Hester, MD's NPI number?
Gary L. Hester, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881642759, issued on May 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gary L. Hester, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2111 Cloyd Blvd, Florence, AL, 35630. Phone: (256) 768-8600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gary L. Hester, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 7854, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Gary L. Hester, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gary L. Hester, MD had 68 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.