Sydney Hester, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · Nashville, TN
Sydney Hester, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1417169319, issued on May 4, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee 45423, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sydney Hester
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- 45423 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 330 23RD Ave N, Nashville, TN 37203
- Phone
- (615) 342-6010
- Enumerated
- May 4, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 9, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110706000476); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2005
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sydney Hester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 45423Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
441 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Vancomycin Hcl96 claims
- Amoxicillin40 claims
- Ceftriaxone33 claims
- Meropenem28 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate25 claims
- Cefazolin Sodium24 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): 100 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: $413.07
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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
- Columbia Medical Group - The Frist Clinic IncNashville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sydney Hester among 194 infectious disease physician records in Tennessee
Sydney Hester, MD is one of 194 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 45% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 45% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2005 among the 145 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 32% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 194 infectious disease physician records in Tennessee.
All 194 in Tennessee → Every provider in Nashville → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Paul Bryant, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031437441847
- Mark Carr, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031770640187
- Toni Hall, D.O.Nashville, TN 372031841680162
- Juli Horton, MDNashville, TN 372031679568364
- Wendy Mangialardi, MDNashville, TN 372031285616821
- Gerard Shu Tangyie, MDNashville, TN 372031740252642
- Christopher Trabue, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031568406411
- Wycliffe Wright, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031992881080
Common questions
What is Sydney Hester, MD's NPI number?
Sydney Hester, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417169319, issued on May 4, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sydney Hester, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 330 23RD Ave N, Nashville, TN, 37203. Phone: (615) 342-6010. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sydney Hester, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 45423, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sydney Hester, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sydney Hester, MD had 441 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sydney Hester, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.