NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Hester Guy Able, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Birmingham, AL

Hester Guy Able, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1942889704, issued on Apr 7, 2021. Check the license (Alabama PA.1755, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1942889704
Name
Hester Guy Able
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
PA.1755 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1801 Gadsden Hwy, Birmingham, AL 35235
Phone
(205) 228-7600
Enumerated
Apr 7, 2021
Record last updated
May 19, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210526000359); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2019
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 1801 Gadsden Hwy

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

  1. Zoubair Ahmed, MDPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1952817900
  2. Matthew Anderson, MDOrthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1093338618
  3. Mary Arns, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1821310251
  4. James Bailey, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1700859600
  5. Frances Barnes, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1922503234
  6. Austin Bradford, DPTPhysical Therapist1093431322

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
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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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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

21 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Hester Able21
  2. Specialty average830

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: $191.56

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biocomposites 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.

  1. Hester Able$191.56
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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. Ent Associates OF Alabama PCBirmingham, AL

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

Hester Guy Able among 1,148 physician assistant records in Alabama

Hester Guy Able, PA-C is one of 1,148 physician assistant records with a practice address in Alabama. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 54% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 54% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2020 among the 739 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 30% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

368 physician assistant records list a practice address in Birmingham

They are 368 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 1,148 physician assistant records in Alabama.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brian Anderson, PABirmingham, AL 352351306079215
  2. Jonathan Barnett, PA-CBirmingham, AL 352351962863241
  3. Sarah Campbell, PABirmingham, AL 352351710418751
  4. Carrie Cole, PA-CBirmingham, AL 352351821369067
  5. Rebecca Curtis, PA-C, ATCBirmingham, AL 352351629455266
  6. Laura Fromme, P.A.Birmingham, AL 352351710412093
  7. Caitlin Hastings, PABirmingham, AL 352351659817369
  8. Kimberly MillsBirmingham, AL 352351841215464

Common questions

What is Hester Guy Able, PA-C's NPI number?

Hester Guy Able, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942889704, issued on Apr 7, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Hester Guy Able, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1801 Gadsden Hwy, Birmingham, AL, 35235. Phone: (205) 228-7600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Hester Guy Able, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number PA.1755, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Hester Guy Able, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Hester Guy Able, PA-C had 21 Medicare Part D claims for 18 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.