Martha P. Hester, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Columbia, SC
Martha P. Hester, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1598724841, issued on Mar 23, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 18080, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Martha P. Hester
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 18080 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5900 Garners Ferry RD, Columbia, SC 29209
- Phone
- (803) 695-5450
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 21, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (803) 695-5469
- Medicaid ID
- 180805 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060810000050); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 1994
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest family medicine physician records → All 2,700 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 5900 Garners Ferry RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Corey Dickinson, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1245892595
- Brabham Hester, MDFamily Medicine Physician1487623831
- Victoria Leventis-Shew, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1619177474
- Sharon Risinger, MDFamily Medicine Physician1932167954
- Evelynne Shumpert, RNC, MSN, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1013963677
- Mary Williams, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1518207240
Verify Martha P. Hester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 18080Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
12,425 Medicare Part D claims for 980 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 373 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium727 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium531 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium410 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate352 claims
- Alprazolam283 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium244 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 99.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $20.81
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Dexcom, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Prisma Health Medical Group-MidlandsColumbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Martha P. Hester among 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina
Martha P. Hester, MD is one of 2,700 family medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 78% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2006 among the 1,638 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
235 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbia
They are 235 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.
All 2,700 in South Carolina → Every provider in Columbia → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Clayton Bailey, MDColumbia, SC 292091710089271
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- Charles Boyter, MDColumbia, SC 292091285647776
- Bernard Dekoning, M.D.Columbia, SC 292091205049236
- Brabham Hester, MDColumbia, SC 292091487623831
- David Koon, MDColumbia, SC 292091770699720
- Victoria Leventis-Shew, D.O.Columbia, SC 292091619177474
- Carl Lopez, MDColumbia, SC 292091225092257
Common questions
What is Martha P. Hester, MD's NPI number?
Martha P. Hester, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598724841, issued on Mar 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Martha P. Hester, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5900 Garners Ferry RD, Columbia, SC, 29209. Phone: (803) 695-5450. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Martha P. Hester, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 18080, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Martha P. Hester, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Martha P. Hester, MD had 12,425 Medicare Part D claims for 980 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Martha P. Hester, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.3 of 100. 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.