NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Timothy Shane Hester, D.O.

Surgical Critical Care Physician · Jacksonville, FL

Timothy Shane Hester, D.O. is a surgical critical care physician with a practice address in Jacksonville, Florida, and NPI 1699074856, issued on Mar 26, 2011. Check the license (Florida OS14760, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1699074856
Name
Timothy Shane Hester
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Critical Care Physician 2086S0102X
License number
OS14760 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
653 W 8TH St, Jacksonville, FL 32209
Phone
(904) 244-3903
Enumerated
Mar 26, 2011
Record last updated
Jun 26, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(904) 244-3870
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170809000419); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Lake Erie College Of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, 2011
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 653 W 8TH St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Delaney AboodStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1396686457
  2. Nabiha Ahmed, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1962342634
  3. Tariq Almerey, MD, FACSSurgical Oncology Physician1083118509
  4. Iman AshrafStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1588505358
  5. Manijeh Assar, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1871242180
  6. Sara AugerStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1992577274

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53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical critical care physician in 2024

30 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 64 among the 606 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Timothy Hester30
  2. Specialty average64

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): 81.9 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score72.4
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%59.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $138.90

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. The 1,092 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,183.62 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Timothy Hester$138.90
  2. Specialty average$2,183.62

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

  1. University OF Florida Jacksonville Physicians, Inc.Jacksonville, FL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Timothy Shane Hester among 162 surgical critical care physician records in Florida

Timothy Shane Hester, D.O. is one of 162 surgical critical care physician records with a practice address in Florida. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 56% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 56% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2009 among the 141 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 36% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0102X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgical Critical Care Physician providers in Florida

There are 162 surgical critical care physician records in Florida.

The 8 surgical critical care physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Marie Crandall, MD, MPHJacksonville, FL 322091568426245
  2. David EblerJacksonville, FL 322091174776322
  3. Todd Husty, MDJacksonville, FL 322091912265927
  4. Sumeet Jain, MD, MBAJacksonville, FL 322091972863876
  5. Aditi Jalla, MDJacksonville, FL 322091326577156
  6. Andrew Kerwin, M.D.Jacksonville, FL 322091033184270
  7. Suneel Khetarpal, M.D.Jacksonville, FL 322091336114842
  8. Matthew Kochuba, M.D.Jacksonville, FL 322091316385727

Common questions

What is Timothy Shane Hester, D.O.'s NPI number?

Timothy Shane Hester, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699074856, issued on Mar 26, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Timothy Shane Hester, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 653 W 8TH St, Jacksonville, FL, 32209. Phone: (904) 244-3903. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Timothy Shane Hester, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists Florida license number OS14760, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Timothy Shane Hester, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Timothy Shane Hester, D.O. had 30 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among surgical critical care physician prescribers was 64. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Timothy Shane Hester, D.O.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.9 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.

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