Richard Hester, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Poplar Bluff, MO
Richard Hester, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and NPI 1831280197, issued on Sep 28, 2006. Check the license (Missouri 2009027850, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Hester
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 2009027850 MO
TEP5454 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 225 Physicians Park, Poplar Bluff, MO 63901
- Phone
- (573) 785-6536
- Enumerated
- Sep 28, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 225 Physicians Park
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Vanessa Adams, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1316486202
- Joyce Barklow, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1609157403
- Sonya Diciro, F.N.P.Nurse Practitioner1427005792
- Phyllis Hansen, NPNurse Practitioner1366536849
- Michael Himmelman, PTPhysical Therapist1932316940
- Emily Hopwood, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1295665222
Verify Richard Hester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 2009027850Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
5.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
18,913 Medicare Part D claims for 749 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,519 among the 111,126 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 253 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium670 claims
- Gabapentin596 claims
- Lisinopril505 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium490 claims
- Omeprazole484 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium477 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: $292.33
16 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 53,013 providers of this specialty with any payment received $861.30 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Lester E Cox Medical CentersSpringfield, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
29 family medicine physician records list a Poplar Bluff practice address
They are 29 of the 1,388 NPPES records with a Poplar Bluff practice address, and 2,920 family medicine physician records in Missouri.
All 29 in Poplar Bluff → All 2,920 in Missouri → Every provider in Poplar Bluff →
Other family medicine physician records in Missouri
- Mohammad Abbas, DOKirksville, MO1518537679
- Karam Abdelmasih, MD, APFestus, MO1093288508
- Afsheen Abdullah Patel, MDLees Summit, MO1598070377
- Christopher Abercrombie, DOArnold, MO1093787558
- Avery Abernathy, D.O.Kansas City, MO1013207836
- Kristia Abernathy, MDSaint Louis, MO1710545405
- Grant Abkemeier, DOColumbia, MO1922933712
- Beatrice Abraham, DOLebanon, MO1861056004
- John Abraham, M.D.Springfield, MO1760595136
- Samer Abu-Amer, M.D.Independence, MO1154880474
Common questions
What is Richard Hester, MD's NPI number?
Richard Hester, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831280197, issued on Sep 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Hester, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 225 Physicians Park, Poplar Bluff, MO, 63901. Phone: (573) 785-6536. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Hester, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2009027850, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Hester, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Hester, MD had 18,913 Medicare Part D claims for 749 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,519. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.