Dr. Sydney Marie Hester, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 601
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 157
- Part D claims, 2024
- 441
- MIPS score, 2024
- 82
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 2300 Patterson Street, Nashville, TN 37203
- Practice phone
- Call (615) 342-1000
- 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. Sydney Marie Hester is an infectious disease specialist in Nashville, Tennessee
Dr. Hester practices at TriStar Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, part of HCA Healthcare.
Dr. Hester's NPI, 1417169319, was assigned on May 4, 2007. Dr. Hester graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in 2005. Dr. Hester holds Tennessee license 45423.
- NPI
- 1417169319NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5193903524
- NPI enumeration date
- May 4, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (615) 342-1000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 47
- Medical school graduation
- 2005
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Sydney Marie Hester practices at TriStar Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee
Dr. Hester's primary practice is TriStar Centennial Medical Center, at 2300 Patterson Street, Nashville, TN 37203 in Davidson County. The practice phone is (615) 342-1000.
- TriStar Centennial Medical Center2300 Patterson Street, Nashville, TN 37203 · Davidson CountyPhone(615) 342-1000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Sydney Marie Hester is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Hester's primary practice is TriStar Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, part of HCA Healthcare. The medical group on file is The Frist Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hester to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Sydney Marie Hester's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Hester practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| TriStar Centennial Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +1 more affiliated site | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Sydney Marie Hester is one of 154 infectious disease specialists in Tennessee
Infectious disease is Dr. Hester's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0200X. Dr. Hester is licensed in Tennessee.
Specialties and state licenses
- Infectious disease, TennesseePrimary
Infectious disease specialists near Dr. Hester
Counts of infectious disease specialists 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. Sydney Marie Hester billed Medicare for 601 services in 2024
CMS data shows 601 Medicare services from Dr. Hester across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 157 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $54,748 for them.
Dr. Hester's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 4472024: 58731%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 14
Where Dr. Hester's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office8514%
- In a facility51686%
Dr. Hester compared with the Tennessee median for infectious disease specialists, 2024
- Dr. Hester
- Tennessee median
- Medicare services
- 601vs 30696% above
- Medicare patients
- 157vs 13417% above
- Part D claims
- 345vs 23845% above
Medians across 140 infectious disease specialists in Tennessee 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. Sydney Marie Hester treated 157 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72
CMS counts 157 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hester in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 81 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 15% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.62, 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 67, with 42% women.
Dr. Hester's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Hester's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women7045%
- Men8755%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Hester's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis61%
- Diabetes50%
- Mood disorders50%
- Depression48%
- Anxiety46%
- Ischemic heart disease46%
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 67
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women42%
- Men57%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Sydney Marie Hester wrote 441 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Hester wrote 441 Medicare Part D claims for 89 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 345 of them, across 13 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $67,334 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 349 claims across 12 drugs.
Dr. Hester's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic402 claims91%
- Brand-name39 claims9%
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
- Antibiotics79%349 of 441 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: 3492024: 3451%
Drugs named by CMS: 13 in 2024, 12 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. Sydney Marie Hester scored 82 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 82 out of 100 for Dr. Hester for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. 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
Dr. Hester's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 82of 100Final score
- 70.3of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 69of 100Cost
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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Dr. Sydney Marie Hester received $2,110 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 131 general payments to Dr. Hester from 15 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 95% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $639.
General payments to Dr. Hester by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Hester by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$1,99595%
- Education$1155%
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. Sydney Marie Hester graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine
Dr. Hester graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in 2005.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Sydney Marie 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 | 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (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. Sydney Marie Hester's NPI number?
Dr. Sydney Marie Hester's NPI number is 1417169319. It was assigned on May 4, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Sydney Marie Hester?
Dr. Sydney Marie Hester is an infectious disease specialist in Nashville, Tennessee. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Infectious Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RI0200X).
Where does Dr. Sydney Marie Hester practice?
Dr. Hester practices at 2300 Patterson Street, Nashville, TN 37203. Dr. Hester's primary practice is TriStar Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, part of HCA Healthcare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hester to 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Sydney Marie Hester's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Hester is (615) 342-1000.
What is Dr. Sydney Marie Hester's medical license number?
Dr. Hester holds Tennessee license 45423.
Which hospitals is Dr. Sydney Marie Hester affiliated with?
Dr. Hester practices at TriStar Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee.
What medical group is Dr. Sydney Marie Hester part of?
Dr. Hester is linked to The Frist Clinic.
Does Dr. Sydney Marie Hester accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Hester billed Medicare for 601 services in 2024, and Dr. Hester accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Sydney Marie Hester offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Hester as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. Sydney Marie Hester's MIPS score?
Dr. Hester's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 82 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Sydney Marie Hester see?
CMS counts 157 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hester in 2024, with an average age of 72.
What services does Dr. Sydney Marie Hester bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Hester's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233), hospital inpatient care (99232) and hospital inpatient care (99223).
Where did Dr. Sydney Marie Hester go to medical school?
Dr. Hester graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in 2005.
What drugs does Dr. Sydney Marie Hester prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Hester's most prescribed drugs by claims were Vancomycin HCl, Amoxicillin and Ceftriaxone.
Has Dr. Sydney Marie Hester received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $2,110 in general payments to Dr. Hester from 15 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.
How long has Dr. Sydney Marie Hester been practicing?
Dr. Hester graduated from medical school in 2005, 21 years ago.
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