Total Payments
$47,381
2024 Payments
$408.72
Companies
5
Transactions
166
Payment Breakdown by Category
Travel$13,331 (28.1%)
Other$12,500 (26.4%)
Food & Beverage$11,290 (23.8%)
Consulting$10,250 (21.6%)
Education$10.28 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $13,331 | 19 | 28.1% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $12,500 | 2 | 26.4% |
| Food and Beverage | $11,290 | 141 | 23.8% |
| Consulting Fee | $10,250 | 3 | 21.6% |
| Education | $10.28 | 1 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC. | $43,489 | 133 | $0 (2024) |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.P. | $3,690 | 25 | $0 (2023) |
| Amarin Pharma Inc. | $112.90 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| Allergan, Inc. | $48.22 | 5 | $0 (2022) |
| Solta Medical, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $40.63 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $408.72 | 12 | MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC. ($408.72) |
| 2023 | $2,994 | 19 | Merz North America, Inc. ($2,673) |
| 2022 | $4,914 | 27 | Merz North America, Inc. ($4,446) |
| 2021 | $499.32 | 6 | MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC. ($467.07) |
| 2020 | $4,084 | 8 | MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC. ($4,054) |
| 2019 | $30,436 | 61 | Merz North America, Inc. ($30,320) |
| 2018 | $3,732 | 23 | Galderma Laboratories, L.P. ($2,685) |
| 2017 | $313.59 | 10 | MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC. ($203.04) |
All Payment Transactions
166 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 7
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2024 | MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC. | Xeomin (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.94 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
| 12/17/2024 | MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC. | Xeomin (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.26 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC. | Xeomin (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.60 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.24 | General |
| 09/30/2024 | MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC. | Xeomin (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.99 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
| 08/08/2024 | MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC. | Xeomin (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.81 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
| 07/31/2024 | MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC. | Xeomin (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.00 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
| 07/18/2024 | MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC. | Xeomin (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.18 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
| 06/28/2024 | MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $128.12 | General |
| 06/27/2024 | MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC. | Xeomin (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.95 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
| 06/18/2024 | MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC. | Xeomin (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $132.14 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
| 03/01/2024 | MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC. | Xeomin (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.49 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
| 12/06/2023 | Merz North America, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $219.88 | General |
| 12/04/2023 | Merz North America, Inc. | Xeomin (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $300.00 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
| 12/01/2023 | Merz North America, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $300.00 | General |
| 11/19/2023 | Merz North America, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $592.56 | General |
| 11/19/2023 | Merz North America, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $355.74 | General |
| 11/19/2023 | Merz North America, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $49.98 | General |
| 11/16/2023 | Merz North America, Inc. | Xeomin (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.45 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
| 09/14/2023 | Solta Medical, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.63 | General |
| 09/13/2023 | Merz North America, Inc. | Xeomin (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $116.20 | General |
| Category: Musculoskeletal | ||||||
| 09/13/2023 | Merz North America, Inc. | Xeomin (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $51.29 | General |
| Category: Musculoskeletal | ||||||
| 07/12/2023 | Merz North America, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $56.78 | General |
| 07/07/2023 | Galderma Laboratories, L.P. | DYSPORT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $169.52 | General |
| 06/27/2023 | Merz North America, Inc. | Xeomin (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $86.24 | General |
| Category: Musculoskeletal | ||||||
About Dr. Paul Hester, MD
Dr. Paul Hester, MD is a Emergency Medicine healthcare provider based in Danville, Kentucky. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/21/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1629099460.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Paul Hester, MD has received a total of $47,381 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $408.72 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 166 transactions from 5 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($13,331).
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Practice Information
- Specialty Emergency Medicine
- Location Danville, KY
- Active Since 07/21/2006
- Last Updated 07/08/2007
- Taxonomy Code 207P00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1629099460
Products in Payments
- XEOMIN (Biological) $7,500
- Xeomin (Biological) $4,367
- Vascepa (Drug) $112.90
- BOTOX COSMETIC (Biological) $35.07
- BOTOX (Biological) $13.15
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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