Dr. Willie Edward Hester Jr., MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 461
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 121
- Part D claims, 2024
- 609
- Publications
- 1
- Hospital affiliations
- 4
- Practice address
- 288 South Ridgecrest Ave, Rutherfordton, NC 28139
- Practice phone
- Call (828) 286-5000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Willie Edward Hester Jr. is a nephrologist in Rutherfordton, North Carolina
Dr. Hester practices at Rutherford Regional Health System in Rutherfordton, North Carolina, part of Lifepoint Health.
Dr. Hester's NPI, 1730354002, was assigned on April 28, 2008. Dr. Hester holds North Carolina license 2007-01664.
- NPI
- 1730354002NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9335115054
- NPI enumeration date
- April 28, 2008
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (828) 286-5000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 51
- Medical school graduation
- 2001
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Willie Edward Hester Jr. practices at Rutherford Regional Health System in Rutherfordton, North Carolina
Dr. Hester's primary practice is Rutherford Regional Health System, at 288 South Ridgecrest Ave, Rutherfordton, NC 28139 in Rutherford County. The practice phone is (828) 286-5000.
- Rutherford Regional Health System288 South Ridgecrest Ave, Rutherfordton, NC 28139 · Rutherford CountyPhone(828) 286-5000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Willie Edward Hester Jr. is affiliated with 9 sites of care and 12 medical groups
Dr. Hester's primary practice is Rutherford Regional Health System in Rutherfordton, North Carolina, part of Lifepoint Health. Dr. Hester is also affiliated with Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center. The medical group on file is Hospital Physician Services - Southeast Professional Corporation. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hester to 2 more hospitals, 11 medical groups, 3 group practices and clinics, 1 physician office and 1 skilled nursing facility, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Willie Edward Hester Jr.'s practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Hester practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Rutherford Regional Health System | Available with a free account |
| +8 more sites and 11 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Willie Edward Hester Jr. is one of 348 nephrologists in North Carolina
Nephrology is Dr. Hester's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Hester is licensed in North Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Nephrology, North CarolinaPrimary
Nephrologists near Dr. Hester
Counts of nephrologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Willie Edward Hester Jr. billed Medicare for 461 services in 2024
CMS data shows 461 Medicare services from Dr. Hester across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 121 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $37,548 for them.
Dr. Hester's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 6802024: 46132%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 322024: 0100%
Where Dr. Hester's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office10022%
- In a facility36178%
Dr. Hester compared with the North Carolina median for nephrologists, 2024
- Dr. Hester
- North Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 461vs 1,04656% below
- Medicare patients
- 121vs 29759% below
- Part D claims
- 323vs 73256% below
Medians across 346 nephrologists in North Carolina 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. Willie Edward Hester Jr. treated 121 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72
CMS counts 121 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hester in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 45 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 27% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.10, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Hester's median patient age at 70, with 60% women.
Dr. Hester's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Hester's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women6655%
- Men5545%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Hester's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Chronic kidney disease62%
- Diabetes50%
- Mood disorders50%
- Arthritis45%
- Depression45%
- Heart failure43%
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 70
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women60%
- Men40%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Willie Edward Hester Jr. wrote 609 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Hester wrote 609 Medicare Part D claims for 91 patients. 80% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 323 of them, across 16 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $42,333 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,761 claims across 48 drugs.
Dr. Hester's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic486 claims80%
- Brand-name and other123 claims20%
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
- Antibiotics9%52 of 609 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: 1,7612024: 32382%
Drugs named by CMS: 16 in 2024, 48 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
Dr. Willie Edward Hester Jr. offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Hester accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Hester as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Willie Edward Hester Jr. has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Hester in 2013. Dr. Hester's most frequent co-author is Thomas Lee Ortel, MD.
Dr. Hester's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Hester
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Willie Edward Hester Jr. received $1,434 in industry payments from 2016 to 2023
CMS Open Payments shows 64 general payments to Dr. Hester from 16 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2023. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 93% of the total. Relypsa, Inc. paid the most, $298.
General payments to Dr. Hester by program year, 2016 to 2023
General payments to Dr. Hester by kind, 2016 to 2023
- Food and beverage$1,33993%
- Education$957%
Companies that paid Dr. Hester the most, 2016 to 2023
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Willie Edward Hester Jr.'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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Willie Edward Hester Jr.'s NPI number?
Dr. Willie Edward Hester Jr.'s NPI number is 1730354002. It was assigned on April 28, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Willie Edward Hester Jr.?
Dr. Willie Edward Hester Jr. is a nephrologist in Rutherfordton, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).
Where does Dr. Willie Edward Hester Jr. practice?
Dr. Hester practices at 288 South Ridgecrest Ave, Rutherfordton, NC 28139. Dr. Hester's primary practice is Rutherford Regional Health System in Rutherfordton, North Carolina, part of Lifepoint Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hester to 2 hospitals, 11 medical groups, 3 group practices and clinics, 1 physician office and 1 skilled nursing facility.
What is Dr. Willie Edward Hester Jr.'s office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Hester is (828) 286-5000.
What is Dr. Willie Edward Hester Jr.'s medical license number?
Dr. Hester holds North Carolina license 2007-01664.
Which hospitals is Dr. Willie Edward Hester Jr. affiliated with?
Dr. Hester practices at Rutherford Regional Health System in Rutherfordton, North Carolina. Dr. Hester is also affiliated with Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Hester to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Willie Edward Hester Jr. part of?
Dr. Hester is linked to Hospital Physician Services - Southeast Professional Corporation. Dmand AI links Dr. Hester to 11 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Willie Edward Hester Jr. accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Hester billed Medicare for 461 services in 2024, and Dr. Hester accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Willie Edward Hester Jr. offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Hester as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Willie Edward Hester Jr. see?
CMS counts 121 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hester in 2024, with an average age of 72.
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What services does Dr. Willie Edward Hester Jr. bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Hester's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233), office visit, established patient (99213) and hospital inpatient care (99232).
What drugs does Dr. Willie Edward Hester Jr. prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Hester's most prescribed drugs by claims were Eliquis, Levothyroxine Sodium and Sertraline HCl.
Has Dr. Willie Edward Hester Jr. received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,434 in general payments to Dr. Hester from 16 companies from 2016 to 2023. The largest total came from Relypsa, Inc.
How long has Dr. Willie Edward Hester Jr. been practicing?
Dr. Hester graduated from medical school in 2001, 25 years ago.
Does Dr. Willie Edward Hester Jr. do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Hester.
Who does Dr. Willie Edward Hester Jr. publish with?
Dr. Hester's most frequent co-authors are Thomas Lee Ortel, MD (1 shared paper).
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