Thomas Oma Hester, MD
Otology & Neurotology Physician · Charleston, SC
Thomas Oma Hester, MD is an otology & neurotology physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1154361624, issued on Jun 6, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 35106, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Oma Hester
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Otology & Neurotology Physician 207YX0901X
- License numbers
- 35106 SC
9801299 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2295 Henry Tecklenburg Dr, Charleston, SC 29414
- Phone
- (843) 766-7103
- Enumerated
- Jun 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 10, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (843) 576-2592
- Medicaid ID
- 351069 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130117000399); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Thomas Oma 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 35106Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% more Medicare Part D claims than the average otology & neurotology physician in 2024
475 Medicare Part D claims for 222 beneficiaries, against an average of 409 among the 340 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Fluticasone Propionate132 claims
- Prednisone74 claims
- Azelastine Hcl36 claims
- Mupirocin25 claims
- Montelukast Sodium22 claims
- Ofloxacin21 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): 78.9 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: $150.10
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Neurent Medical Limited. The 283 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,757.03 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
- Charleston Ent Associates, LLCCharleston, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Otology & Neurotology Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 6 otology & neurotology physician records in South Carolina.
All 6 in South Carolina → Every provider in Charleston → Otology & Neurotology Physician nationwide →
The 5 otology & neurotology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Habib Rizk, M.DCharleston, SC 294251881959864
- Brent Wilkerson, M.D.Greenville, SC 296151407167489
- Benjamin Paysinger, M.D.Columbia, SC 292051689748881
- Tab Thompson, M.D.Columbia, SC 292051245304468
- Frank Warder, M.D.Columbia, SC 292041164596441
Common questions
What is Thomas Oma Hester, MD's NPI number?
Thomas Oma Hester, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154361624, issued on Jun 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Oma Hester, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2295 Henry Tecklenburg Dr, Charleston, SC, 29414. Phone: (843) 766-7103. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Oma Hester, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 35106, 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 Thomas Oma Hester, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Oma Hester, MD had 475 Medicare Part D claims for 222 beneficiaries; the average among otology & neurotology physician prescribers was 409. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Thomas Oma Hester, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.9 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.