Richard Hester, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Blytheville, AR
Richard Hester, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Blytheville, Arkansas, and NPI 1336118157, issued on Mar 15, 2006. Check the license (Arkansas C6836, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Hester
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- C6836 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1521 N 10TH St, Blytheville, AR 72315
- Phone
- (870) 762-5360
- Enumerated
- Mar 15, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1521 N 10TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Connie Ash, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1720402464
- Karen Hester, MDPediatrics Physician1043289879
- James Russell, MDGeneral Practice Physician1497724223
- John WhiteSpecialist1245205178
Verify Richard Hester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license C6836Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
5.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
17,399 Medicare Part D claims for 352 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 1,281 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen782 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium775 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium583 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa568 claims
- Gabapentin472 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium407 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: $473.38
14 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Family Medicine Associates OF Blytheville PABlytheville, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Richard Hester, MD's NPI number?
Richard Hester, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336118157, issued on Mar 15, 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 1521 N 10TH St, Blytheville, AR, 72315. Phone: (870) 762-5360. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Hester, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number C6836, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. 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 17,399 Medicare Part D claims for 352 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.
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) 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 27, 2026.