NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gregory Daniel Hester, MD

Urology Physician · Houston, TX

Gregory Daniel Hester, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1508952870, issued on Oct 5, 2006. Check the license (Texas L6941, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1508952870
Name
Gregory Daniel Hester
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Urology Physician 208800000X
License number
L6941 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9230 Katy Fwy Ste 510, Houston, TX 77055
Phone
(713) 634-4441
Enumerated
Oct 5, 2006
Record last updated
May 22, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(713) 634-4442
Medicaid ID
166837801 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040524001427); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 9230 Katy Fwy Ste 510

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Alexandria Asvestas, MDUrology Physician1346824927
  2. Francisco Gelpi-Hammerschmidt, M.D.Urology Physician1821245655

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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5.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average urology physician in 2024

6,818 Medicare Part D claims for 1,393 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 68 claims were for opioids.

  1. Gregory Hester6,818
  2. Specialty average1,340

Most prescribed

  1. Tamsulosin Hcl2,084 claims
  2. Finasteride1,489 claims
  3. Oxybutynin Chloride Er484 claims
  4. Myrbetriq308 claims
  5. Gemtesa286 claims
  6. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim187 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): 99.2 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.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%99.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,894.51

48 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Gregory Hester$1,894.51
  2. Specialty average$3,800.04

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

  1. Houston Metro UrologyHouston, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Gregory Daniel Hester among 960 urology physician records in Texas

Gregory Daniel Hester, MD is one of 960 urology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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 18% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 48% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2004 among the 667 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Urology Physician providers in Texas

There are 960 urology physician records in Texas.

The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Alexandria Asvestas, MDHouston, TX 770551346824927
  2. Francisco Gelpi-Hammerschmidt, M.D.Houston, TX 770551821245655
  3. Evan Mulloy, MDHouston, TX 770561063875490
  4. John Baird, M DHouston, TX 770571831469428
  5. Robert Dillon, M.D.Houston, TX 770571679541577
  6. Gabriel Rodriguez, M.D.Houston, TX 770581063509347
  7. Eric Blacher, M.D.Houston, TX 770651508997461
  8. Kumaran Sathyamoorthy, MD, MPHHouston, TX 770651043540149

Common questions

What is Gregory Daniel Hester, MD's NPI number?

Gregory Daniel Hester, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508952870, issued on Oct 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gregory Daniel Hester, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9230 Katy Fwy Ste 510, Houston, TX, 77055. Phone: (713) 634-4441. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gregory Daniel Hester, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number L6941, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Gregory Daniel Hester, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Gregory Daniel Hester, MD had 6,818 Medicare Part D claims for 1,393 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Gregory Daniel Hester, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.2 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.

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