Dr. Gregory Daniel Hester, MD

Dr. Hester practices at HMU Surgical Center in Houston, Texas.

Dr. Hester's NPI, 1508952870, was assigned on October 5, 2006. Dr. Hester graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine in 1999. Dr. Hester holds Texas license L6941.

Dr. Hester's primary practice is HMU Surgical Center, at 4219 Richmond Ave, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77027. The practice phone is (713) 634-4433.

Dr. Hester's primary practice is HMU Surgical Center in Houston, Texas. The medical group on file is Houston Metro Urology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hester to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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.

Urology is Dr. Hester's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208800000X. Dr. Hester is board certified in urology by the American Board of Urology. Dr. Hester is licensed in Texas.

Dmand AI lists bladder disease, enlarged prostate, enlarged prostate transurethral surgery (TURP), erectile dysfunction, kidney cysts, kidney stone disease, prostate cancer and testicular dysfunction among the conditions Dr. Hester treats.

CMS data shows 7,351 Medicare services from Dr. Hester across 23 procedure codes in 2024, for 738 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $233,071 for them.

CMS counts 738 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hester in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 394 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 74% have high blood pressure. 2% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.09, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Hester's median patient age at 67, with 16% women.

In 2024, Dr. Hester wrote 6,818 Medicare Part D claims for 1,393 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 6,627 of them, across 40 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $767,798 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 6,143 claims across 38 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 99 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.

Prostate resection: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 314 general payments to Dr. Hester from 60 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 60% of the total. HMU Consumables, LLC paid the most, $5,143.

Dr. Hester graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine in 1999.

Dr. Hester is in network with 22 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.