Dr. Brabham M. Hester, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,832
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 451
- Part D claims, 2024
- 7,199
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Industry payments
- $1,169
- Practice address
- 5900 Garners Ferry Rd, Columbia, SC 29209
- Practice phone
- Call (803) 545-5000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Prisma Health Medical Group-Midlands
Columbia, South Carolina
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Dr. Brabham M. Hester is a family medicine physician in Columbia, South Carolina
Dr. Hester practices at Prisma Health Medical Group-Midlands in Columbia, South Carolina.
Dr. Hester's NPI, 1487623831, was assigned on March 17, 2006. Dr. Hester graduated from University of South Carolina School of Medicine in 1994. Dr. Hester holds South Carolina license 18081.
- NPI
- 1487623831NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5092718171
- NPI enumeration date
- March 17, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (803) 545-5000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 58
- Medical school graduation
- 1994
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Brabham M. Hester practices at Prisma Health Medical Group-Midlands in Columbia, South Carolina
Dr. Hester's primary practice is Prisma Health Medical Group-Midlands, at 5900 Garners Ferry Rd, Columbia, SC 29209 in Richland County. The practice phone is (803) 545-5000.
- Prisma Health Medical Group-Midlands5900 Garners Ferry Rd, Columbia, SC 29209 · Richland CountyPhone(803) 545-5000
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Brabham M. Hester is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Hester's primary practice is Prisma Health Medical Group-Midlands in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Hester is also affiliated with Prisma Health Richland Hospital. The medical group on file is Prisma Health Medical Group-Midlands. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hester to 2 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 home health agencies and 1 medical group, 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. Brabham M. Hester's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Hester practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Prisma Health Medical Group-Midlands | Available with a free account |
| +7 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Brabham M. Hester is one of 2,356 family medicine physicians in South Carolina
Family medicine is Dr. Hester's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Q00000X. Dr. Hester is licensed in South Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Family medicine, South CarolinaPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Brabham M. Hester billed Medicare for 1,832 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,832 Medicare services from Dr. Hester across 21 procedure codes in 2024, for 451 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $128,554 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Hester's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,0322024: 1,028No change
- Other services
- 2023: 3162024: 42635%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 2132024: 2092%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 1202024: 13613%
- Surgery
- 2023: 312024: 336%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 492024: 0100%
Dr. Hester compared with the South Carolina median for family medicine physicians, 2024
- Dr. Hester
- South Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 1,832vs 7442.5 times
- Medicare patients
- 451vs 23294% above
- Part D claims
- 6,499vs 1,0236.4 times
Medians across 2,295 family medicine physicians in South 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. Brabham M. Hester treated 451 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 451 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hester in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 251 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 3% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.84, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Hester's median patient age at 66, with 38% women.
Dr. Hester's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Hester's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women16035%
- Men29165%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Hester's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis36%
- Diabetes29%
- Ischemic heart disease28%
- Atrial fibrillation17%
- Chronic kidney disease16%
- Cancer14%
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 66
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women38%
- Men62%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Brabham M. Hester wrote 7,199 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Hester wrote 7,199 Medicare Part D claims for 636 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 6,499 of them, across 133 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $599,585 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 6,493 claims across 137 drugs.
Dr. Hester's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic6,249 claims87%
- Brand-name881 claims12%
- Other69 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
- Opioids4%256 of 7,199 claims
- Antibiotics4%259 of 7,199 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over0%22 of 7,199 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: 6,4932024: 6,499No change
Drugs named by CMS: 133 in 2024, 137 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. Brabham M. Hester 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. Brabham M. Hester received $1,169 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 90 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. Astellas Pharma US Inc paid the most, $263.
General payments to Dr. Hester by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Hester by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$1,13097%
- Education$393%
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. Brabham M. Hester graduated from University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Dr. Hester graduated from University of South Carolina School of Medicine in 1994.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Brabham M. 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. Brabham M. Hester's NPI number?
Dr. Brabham M. Hester's NPI number is 1487623831. It was assigned on March 17, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Brabham M. Hester?
Dr. Brabham M. Hester is a family medicine physician in Columbia, South Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Family Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207Q00000X).
Where does Dr. Brabham M. Hester practice?
Dr. Hester practices at 5900 Garners Ferry Rd, Columbia, SC 29209. Dr. Hester's primary practice is Prisma Health Medical Group-Midlands in Columbia, South Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hester to 2 hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 home health agencies and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Brabham M. Hester's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Hester is (803) 545-5000.
What is Dr. Brabham M. Hester's medical license number?
Dr. Hester holds South Carolina license 18081.
Which hospitals is Dr. Brabham M. Hester affiliated with?
Dr. Hester is affiliated with Prisma Health Richland Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Hester to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Brabham M. Hester part of?
Dr. Hester is linked to Prisma Health Medical Group-Midlands. Dmand AI links Dr. Hester to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Brabham M. Hester accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Hester billed Medicare for 1,832 services in 2024, and Dr. Hester accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Brabham M. Hester offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Hester as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Brabham M. Hester see?
CMS counts 451 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hester in 2024, with an average age of 74.
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What services does Dr. Brabham M. Hester bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Hester's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, established patient (99214) and medicare service (G0439).
Where did Dr. Brabham M. Hester go to medical school?
Dr. Hester graduated from University of South Carolina School of Medicine in 1994.
What drugs does Dr. Brabham M. Hester prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Hester's most prescribed drugs by claims were Amlodipine Besylate, Alprazolam and Atorvastatin Calcium.
Has Dr. Brabham M. Hester received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,169 in general payments to Dr. Hester from 24 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Astellas Pharma US Inc.
How long has Dr. Brabham M. Hester been practicing?
Dr. Hester graduated from medical school in 1994, 32 years ago.
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