NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kristen Nichole Hester, FNP-C

Family Nurse Practitioner · Fredericksburg, VA

Kristen Nichole Hester, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and NPI 1386338473, issued on Jun 5, 2023. Check the license (Virginia 0024187220, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia 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
1386338473
Name
Kristen Nichole Hester
Credential
FNP-C
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
0024187220 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1300 Emancipation Hwy, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
Phone
(540) 289-2273
Enumerated
Jun 5, 2023
Record last updated
Jun 5, 2023
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1300 Emancipation Hwy

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

  1. Renee Malove, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1275330714
  2. Tierra Royal, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1205696010

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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37% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

826 Medicare Part D claims for 154 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Kristen Hester826
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone38 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium36 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium34 claims
  4. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa23 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate21 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium21 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $32.86

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kristen Hester$32.86
  2. Specialty average$650.95

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Kristen Nichole Hester among 6,474 family nurse practitioner records in Virginia

Kristen Nichole Hester, FNP-C is one of 6,474 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Virginia. 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 2023, is newer than 80% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 80% of these records are older, 13% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

163 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Fredericksburg

They are 163 of the 3,696 NPPES records with a practice address in Fredericksburg, and 6,474 family nurse practitioner records in Virginia.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Debra Adams, NPFredericksburg, VA 224011932330339
  2. Lorraine Bullock, NPFredericksburg, VA 224011316183023
  3. Jessica Dowling, FNPFredericksburg, VA 224011982890547
  4. Cathy Duncan, NPFredericksburg, VA 224011114179272
  5. Leanora Fisher, CNPFredericksburg, VA 224011861687089
  6. Cindy Greenwood, NP-CFredericksburg, VA 224011134361975
  7. Brenda Hagan, RNC, FNPFredericksburg, VA 224011801907647
  8. Magdalene Hoffman, CFNPFredericksburg, VA 224011861475089

Common questions

What is Kristen Nichole Hester, FNP-C's NPI number?

Kristen Nichole Hester, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386338473, issued on Jun 5, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kristen Nichole Hester, FNP-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1300 Emancipation Hwy, Fredericksburg, VA, 22401. Phone: (540) 289-2273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kristen Nichole Hester, FNP-C's license?

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0024187220, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Kristen Nichole Hester, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kristen Nichole Hester, FNP-C had 826 Medicare Part D claims for 154 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.