Joseph Dean Hester, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Richmond, IN
Joseph Dean Hester, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Richmond, Indiana, and NPI 1477661478, issued on Aug 29, 2006. Check the license (Indiana 01051908, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Dean Hester
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 01051908 IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1350 Chester Blvd, Richmond, IN 47374
- Phone
- (765) 935-8914
- Enumerated
- Aug 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 26, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (765) 983-8915
- Medicaid IDs
- 0072863 OH
200242520 IN - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190312001492); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wright State University Boonshoft School Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1350 Chester Blvd
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Verify Joseph Dean Hester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01051908Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
9,034 Medicare Part D claims for 544 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 40 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium528 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate439 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium432 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium429 claims
- Omeprazole311 claims
- Lisinopril286 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): 84.9 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Samaritan Family Care IncEnglewood, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Dean Hester among 2,109 internal medicine physician records in Indiana
Joseph Dean Hester, MD is one of 2,109 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 85% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2005 among the 1,448 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
35 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Richmond
They are 35 of the 1,397 NPPES records with a practice address in Richmond, and 2,109 internal medicine physician records in Indiana.
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Common questions
What is Joseph Dean Hester, MD's NPI number?
Joseph Dean Hester, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477661478, issued on Aug 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Dean Hester, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1350 Chester Blvd, Richmond, IN, 47374. Phone: (765) 935-8914. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Dean Hester, MD's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 01051908, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph Dean Hester, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Dean Hester, MD had 9,034 Medicare Part D claims for 544 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph Dean Hester, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.9 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.
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.