Dr. Richard Lee Hester, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 4,878
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 314
- Part D claims, 2024
- 17,399
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Industry payments
- $4,371
- Practice address
- 1521 N 10th St, Blytheville, AR 72315
- Practice phone
- Call (870) 762-5360
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Family Medicine Associates of Blytheville PA
Blytheville, Arkansas
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Dr. Richard Lee Hester is an internist in Blytheville, Arkansas
Dr. Hester practices at Family Medicine Associates of Blytheville PA in Blytheville, Arkansas.
Dr. Hester's NPI, 1336118157, was assigned on March 15, 2006. Dr. Hester graduated from University of Arkansas College of Medicine in 1985. Dr. Hester holds Arkansas license C6836.
- NPI
- 1336118157NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 4284614280
- NPI enumeration date
- March 15, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (870) 762-5360
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 67
- Medical school graduation
- 1985
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Richard Lee Hester practices at Family Medicine Associates of Blytheville PA in Blytheville, Arkansas
Dr. Hester's primary practice is Family Medicine Associates of Blytheville PA, at 1521 N 10th St, Blytheville, AR 72315 in Mississippi County. The practice phone is (870) 762-5360.
- Family Medicine Associates of Blytheville PA1521 N 10th St, Blytheville, AR 72315 · Mississippi CountyPhone(870) 762-5360
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Richard Lee Hester is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Hester's primary practice is Family Medicine Associates of Blytheville PA in Blytheville, Arkansas. Dr. Hester is also affiliated with Great River Medical Center. The medical group on file is Family Medicine Associates of Blytheville. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hester to 2 more home health agencies and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Richard Lee Hester's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Hester practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Family Medicine Associates of Blytheville PA | Available with a free account |
| +4 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Richard Lee Hester is one of 642 internists in Arkansas
Internal medicine is Dr. Hester's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Hester is licensed in Arkansas.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, ArkansasPrimary
Internists near Dr. Hester
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Richard Lee Hester billed Medicare for 4,878 services in 2024
CMS data shows 4,878 Medicare services from Dr. Hester across 33 procedure codes in 2024, for 314 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $161,918 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Hester's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 2,4822024: 2,07017%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2,1722024: 1,20245%
- Other services
- 2023: 1,2832024: 1,12013%
- Imaging
- 2023: 3672024: 22838%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 2462024: 21811%
- Surgery
- 2023: 642024: 4038%
Dr. Hester compared with the Arkansas median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Hester
- Arkansas median
- Medicare services
- 4,878vs 8425.8 times
- Medicare patients
- 314vs 2908% above
- Part D claims
- 16,698vs 19784.8 times
Medians across 627 internists in Arkansas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Hester's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Richard Lee Hester treated 314 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 70
CMS counts 314 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hester in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 123 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 70% have high cholesterol. 32% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.20, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Hester's median patient age at 52, with 57% women.
Dr. Hester's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Hester's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women17355%
- Men14145%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Hester's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol70%
- Alcohol and drug use disorders55%
- Arthritis53%
- COPD35%
- Diabetes33%
- Mood disorders30%
- Anxiety29%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Hester's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 52
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women57%
- Men43%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Richard Lee Hester wrote 17,399 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Hester wrote 17,399 Medicare Part D claims for 352 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 16,698 of them, across 191 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,077,633 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 15,205 claims across 194 drugs.
Dr. Hester's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic15,175 claims87%
- Brand-name2,130 claims12%
- Other94 claims1%
Dr. Hester's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Hester's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids7%1,281 of 17,399 claims
- Antibiotics3%512 of 17,399 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over0%80 of 17,399 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 15,2052024: 16,69810%
Drugs named by CMS: 191 in 2024, 194 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
How Dr. Richard Lee Hester takes part in Medicare
Dr. Hester accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Richard Lee Hester received $4,371 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 96 general payments to Dr. Hester from 24 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 97% of the total. Novo Nordisk Inc paid the most, $1,016.
General payments to Dr. Hester by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Hester by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$4,22497%
- Education$1463%
Companies that paid Dr. Hester the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Richard Lee Hester graduated from University of Arkansas College of Medicine
Dr. Hester graduated from University of Arkansas College of Medicine in 1985.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Richard Lee Hester's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Richard Lee Hester's NPI number?
Dr. Richard Lee Hester's NPI number is 1336118157. It was assigned on March 15, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Richard Lee Hester?
Dr. Richard Lee Hester is an internist in Blytheville, Arkansas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Richard Lee Hester practice?
Dr. Hester practices at 1521 N 10th St, Blytheville, AR 72315. Dr. Hester's primary practice is Family Medicine Associates of Blytheville PA in Blytheville, Arkansas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hester to 2 home health agencies and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Richard Lee Hester's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Hester is (870) 762-5360.
What is Dr. Richard Lee Hester's medical license number?
Dr. Hester holds Arkansas license C6836.
Which hospitals is Dr. Richard Lee Hester affiliated with?
Dr. Hester is affiliated with Great River Medical Center.
What medical group is Dr. Richard Lee Hester part of?
Dr. Hester is linked to Family Medicine Associates of Blytheville.
Does Dr. Richard Lee Hester accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Hester billed Medicare for 4,878 services in 2024, and Dr. Hester accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Richard Lee Hester see?
CMS counts 314 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hester in 2024, with an average age of 70.
What services does Dr. Richard Lee Hester bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Hester's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), medicare service (G0447) and lab and pathology test (80048).
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Where did Dr. Richard Lee Hester go to medical school?
Dr. Hester graduated from University of Arkansas College of Medicine in 1985.
What drugs does Dr. Richard Lee Hester prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Hester's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Diclofenac Sodium and Pantoprazole Sodium.
Has Dr. Richard Lee Hester received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $4,371 in general payments to Dr. Hester from 24 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Novo Nordisk Inc.
How long has Dr. Richard Lee Hester been practicing?
Dr. Hester graduated from medical school in 1985, 41 years ago.
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