Zachary Hester

  • Jacksonville, FL
  • Emergency medicine physician
NPI1407219223PAC ID8123314440
Medicare services, 2024
82
Medicare patients, 2024
127
Part D claims, 2024
168
MIPS score, 2024
60
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
15255 Max Leggett Pkwy, 2nd and 3rd Floors, Jacksonville, FL 32218
Practice phone
Call (904) 456-8001
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Primary practice

UF Health Rehabilitation Hospital - North

Hospital · Jacksonville, Florida

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Zachary Hester is an emergency medicine physician in Jacksonville, Florida

Zachary Hester practices at UF Health Rehabilitation Hospital - North in Jacksonville, Florida, part of UF Health.

Zachary Hester's NPI, 1407219223, was assigned on March 30, 2016. Zachary Hester graduated from University Of Louisville School Of Medicine in 2016. Zachary Hester holds Florida license ME141445.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8123314440
NPI enumeration date
March 30, 2016
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(904) 456-8001
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
36
Medical school graduation
2016

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Zachary Hester practices at UF Health Rehabilitation Hospital - North in Jacksonville, Florida

Zachary Hester's primary practice is UF Health Rehabilitation Hospital - North, at 15255 Max Leggett Pkwy, 2nd and 3rd Floors, Jacksonville, FL 32218 in Duval County. The practice phone is (904) 456-8001.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Zachary Hester is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Zachary Hester's primary practice is UF Health Rehabilitation Hospital - North in Jacksonville, Florida, part of UF Health. Zachary Hester is also affiliated with UF Health Jacksonville. The medical group on file is UF Jacksonville Physicians, Inc.

Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Zachary Hester's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Zachary Hester practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
UF Health Rehabilitation Hospital - NorthAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Zachary Hester is one of 3,847 emergency medicine physicians in Florida

Emergency medicine is Zachary Hester's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Zachary Hester is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Zachary Hester is licensed in Florida.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Emergency medicine, FloridaPrimaryLicense ME141445 · 2019 to 2027 · taxonomy 207P00000X

Emergency medicine physicians near Zachary Hester

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Zachary Hester billed Medicare for 82 services in 2024

CMS data shows 82 Medicare services from Zachary Hester across 2 procedure codes in 2024, for 127 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $9,453 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 202482
Medicare patients127
Paid by Medicare$9,453
Procedure codes2

Zachary Hester's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 992024: 8217%

Zachary Hester compared with the Florida median for emergency medicine physicians, 2024

  • Zachary Hester
  • Florida median
Medicare services
82vs 30873% below
Medicare patients
127vs 27754% below
Part D claims
91vs 848% above

Medians across 3,699 emergency medicine physicians in Florida with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Zachary Hester's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Zachary Hester treated 127 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 127 Medicare patients who saw Zachary Hester in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 44 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 19% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.93, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Zachary Hester's median patient age at 67, with 55% women.

Medicare patients, 2024127
Average age74
Average risk score1.93
Also on Medicaid19%

Zachary Hester's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Zachary Hester's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women6450%
  • Men6350%

Chronic conditions among Zachary Hester's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis56%
  4. Ischemic heart disease47%
  5. Diabetes46%
  6. Chronic kidney disease37%
  7. Mood disorders34%
  8. Anxiety33%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Zachary Hester's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 67

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women55%
  • Men43%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Zachary Hester wrote 168 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Zachary Hester wrote 168 Medicare Part D claims for 112 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 91 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $474 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 23 claims across 2 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024168
Drugs named by CMS6
Total drug cost$474
Part D patients112

Zachary Hester's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic162 claims96%
  • Brand-name and other6 claims4%

Zachary 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 Zachary Hester's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids11%18 of 168 claims
  • Antibiotics35%58 of 168 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: 232024: 91296%

Drugs named by CMS: 6 in 2024, 2 in 2023.

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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

Zachary Hester scored 60 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 60 out of 100 for Zachary Hester for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Zachary Hester accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Zachary Hester's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 60of 100Final score
  • 59.9of 100Quality
  • 0of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Zachary Hester graduated from University Of Louisville School Of Medicine

Zachary Hester graduated from University Of Louisville School Of Medicine in 2016.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity Of Louisville School Of Medicine
  2. Board certified in emergency medicineAmerican Board of Emergency Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Zachary Hester accepts plans from 7 insurance carriers

Zachary Hester is in network with 7 carriers, including Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, United Healthcare and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City. Medicaid plans come from the most carriers, 3. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
  • Elevance
  • GA State Medicaid
  • HCSC
  • RI State Medicaid

Plan types Zachary Hester accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicaid3
  2. EPO2
  3. HMO2
  4. Medicare2
  5. POS2
  6. PPO2

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Zachary Hester's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Zachary Hester's NPI number?

Zachary Hester's NPI number is 1407219223. It was assigned on March 30, 2016, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Zachary Hester specialize in?

Zachary Hester is an emergency medicine physician in Jacksonville, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Emergency Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207P00000X).

Where does Zachary Hester practice?

Zachary Hester practices at 15255 Max Leggett Pkwy, 2nd and 3rd Floors, Jacksonville, FL 32218. Zachary Hester's primary practice is UF Health Rehabilitation Hospital - North in Jacksonville, Florida, part of UF Health.

What is Zachary Hester's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Zachary Hester is (904) 456-8001.

What is Zachary Hester's medical license number?

Zachary Hester holds Florida license ME141445.

Which hospitals is Zachary Hester affiliated with?

Zachary Hester practices at UF Health Rehabilitation Hospital - North in Jacksonville, Florida. Zachary Hester is also affiliated with UF Health Jacksonville.

What medical group is Zachary Hester part of?

Zachary Hester is linked to UF Jacksonville Physicians, Inc.

Does Zachary Hester accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Zachary Hester billed Medicare for 82 services in 2024, and Zachary Hester accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Zachary Hester's MIPS score?

Zachary Hester's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 60 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).

How many Medicare patients does Zachary Hester see?

CMS counts 127 Medicare patients who saw Zachary Hester in 2024, with an average age of 74.

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Is Zachary Hester board certified?

Yes. Zachary Hester is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine.

What services does Zachary Hester bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Zachary Hester's most billed Medicare services were emergency department visit (99284) and emergency department visit (99285).

Where did Zachary Hester go to medical school?

Zachary Hester graduated from University Of Louisville School Of Medicine in 2016.

What drugs does Zachary Hester prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Zachary Hester's most prescribed drugs by claims were Cephalexin, Methocarbamol and Meloxicam.

How long has Zachary Hester been practicing?

Zachary Hester graduated from medical school in 2016, 10 years ago.

What insurance does Zachary Hester accept?

Zachary Hester is in network with 7 carriers, including Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, United Healthcare and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City. Medicaid plans come from the most carriers, 3. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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