Peter William Hester, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Lexington, KY
Peter William Hester, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Lexington, Kentucky, and NPI 1053344523, issued on Jul 8, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 32601, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Peter William Hester
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 32601 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 700 Bob O Link Dr, Lexington, KY 40504
- Phone
- (859) 258-8576
- Enumerated
- Jul 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 2, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (859) 258-8562
- Medicaid ID
- 64053424 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060207000002); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 700 Bob O Link Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- David Burandt, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1316976665
- Judith Cleary, P.A.-C.Medical Physician Assistant1538254610
- David Dome, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1801826862
- Kathy Forrest, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1740855964
- Clayton Gatterdam, PA-CPhysician Assistant1174890172
- Amanda Hickey, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1386248482
Verify Peter William Hester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 32601Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
318 Medicare Part D claims for 201 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 42 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methylprednisolone205 claims
- Gabapentin21 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen21 claims
- Ondansetron Odt19 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen18 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): 80.9 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $157.94
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- New Lexington Clinic PscLexington, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Peter William Hester among 364 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Kentucky
Peter William Hester, M.D. is one of 364 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 80% 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 22% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 22% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2002 among the 260 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 364 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Kentucky.
All 364 in Kentucky → Every provider in Lexington → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Burandt, M.D.Lexington, KY 405041316976665
- David Dome, M.D.Lexington, KY 405041801826862
- James Gardiner, MDLexington, KY 405041912010901
- William Grantham, M.D.Lexington, KY 405041922441484
- Mary Ireland, M.D.Lexington, KY 405041427072883
- Tharun Karthikeyan, MDLexington, KY 405041922200468
- William Kibler, M.D.Lexington, KY 405041407872252
- Cody Stover, M.D.Lexington, KY 405041033641147
Common questions
What is Peter William Hester, M.D.'s NPI number?
Peter William Hester, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053344523, issued on Jul 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Peter William Hester, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 700 Bob O Link Dr, Lexington, KY, 40504. Phone: (859) 258-8576. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Peter William Hester, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 32601, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Peter William Hester, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Peter William Hester, M.D. had 318 Medicare Part D claims for 201 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Peter William Hester, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.9 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.