Kristina Nichole Hester, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Dallas, TX
Kristina Nichole Hester, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1609133180, issued on Apr 20, 2012. Check the license (Texas Q4979, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kristina Nichole Hester
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- Q4979 TX
0101274088 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5826 Palo Pinto Ave, Dallas, TX 75206
- Phone
- (989) 225-2933
- Enumerated
- Apr 20, 2012
- Record last updated
- Feb 23, 2022
- Fax
- (989) 225-2933
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191214000541); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Michigan State University College Of Human Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest emergency medicine physician records → All 4,885 in Texas → Look up another NPI →
Verify Kristina Nichole Hester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q4979Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
39 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Kernersville Emergency Group, PLLCKernersville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kristina Nichole Hester among 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas
Kristina Nichole Hester, M.D. is one of 4,885 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 55% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2013 among the 2,779 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
512 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Dallas
They are 512 of the 36,304 NPPES records with a practice address in Dallas, and 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas.
All 4,885 in Texas → Every provider in Dallas → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lawrence Roberman, M.D.Dallas, TX 752061770554586
- John Salvaggio, MDDallas, TX 752061154363067
- Michael Sea, MDDallas, TX 752061437389681
- Douglas Sheena, MDDallas, TX 752061528072964
- Bradford Bellard, M.D.Dallas, TX 752051669659835
- Gorav Bohil, M.D.Dallas, TX 752051033144514
- Rogelio Castaneda, M.D.Dallas, TX 752051225106388
- Gordon Aalund, MDDallas, TX 752041740265263
Common questions
What is Kristina Nichole Hester, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kristina Nichole Hester, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609133180, issued on Apr 20, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kristina Nichole Hester, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5826 Palo Pinto Ave, Dallas, TX, 75206. Phone: (989) 225-2933. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kristina Nichole Hester, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q4979, 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 Kristina Nichole Hester, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kristina Nichole Hester, M.D. had 39 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.