NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kerry Michael Hester, C.R.N.A.

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist · Gadsden, AL

Kerry Michael Hester, C.R.N.A. is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a practice address in Gadsden, Alabama, and NPI 1881780153, issued on Oct 5, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 1-049728, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1881780153
Name
Kerry Michael Hester
Credential
C.R.N.A.
Primary taxonomy
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X
License number
1-049728 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1007 Goodyear Ave, Gadsden, AL 35903
Phone
(256) 494-4132
Enumerated
Oct 5, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(256) 494-4152
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041220001079); 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 1007 Goodyear Ave

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

  1. Tasha Adkison, CRNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1245404078
  2. Michele Angel, P.T.Physical Therapist1346301637
  3. Muhammad Lucman Anwer, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1144741596
  4. Teresa Bachelor, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1386734077
  5. Julia Baldwin, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1467545525
  6. Steven BeegleCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1902336308

Verify Kerry Michael Hester in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
    Search for license 1-049728
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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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Anesthesia AssociatesGadsden, AL

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

Kerry Michael Hester among 2,120 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Alabama

Kerry Michael Hester, C.R.N.A. is one of 2,120 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with a practice address in Alabama. 76% 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 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated1985 · median 2011 among the 1,489 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367500000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

53 certified registered nurse anesthetist records list a practice address in Gadsden

They are 53 of the 903 NPPES records with a practice address in Gadsden, and 2,120 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Alabama.

The 8 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Teresa Bachelor, CRNAGadsden, AL 359031386734077
  2. Julia Baldwin, CRNAGadsden, AL 359031467545525
  3. William Carr, CRNAGadsden, AL 359031881638849
  4. Kelly Cochran, CRNAGadsden, AL 359031326128505
  5. Lowell Dooley, CRNAGadsden, AL 359031861422701
  6. James Holmes, CRNAGadsden, AL 359031164515425
  7. Kimberly Kimsey, CRNAGadsden, AL 359031366538696
  8. Lisa Kirby, CRNAHokes Bluff, AL 359031407807951

Common questions

What is Kerry Michael Hester, C.R.N.A.'s NPI number?

Kerry Michael Hester, C.R.N.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881780153, issued on Oct 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kerry Michael Hester, C.R.N.A. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1007 Goodyear Ave, Gadsden, AL, 35903. Phone: (256) 494-4132. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kerry Michael Hester, C.R.N.A.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 1-049728, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.

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