Dr. William Hester, M.D

Orthopaedic Surgery Memphis, TN Male
NPI: 1457770588
Total Payments
$16,312
2024 Payments
$4,139
Companies
22
Transactions
124
Medicare Patients
4,612
Medicare Billing
$345,732

Payment Breakdown by Category

Food & Beverage$4,667 (28.6%)
Education$4,360 (26.7%)
Travel$4,285 (26.3%)
Consulting$3,000 (18.4%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Food and Beverage $4,667 95 28.6%
Education $4,360 5 26.7%
Travel and Lodging $4,285 22 26.3%
Consulting Fee $3,000 2 18.4%

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
Arthrex, Inc. $5,010 40 $0 (2022)
Fusion Orthopedics USA, LLC $3,913 6 $0 (2024)
Gentleman Orthopedic Solutions $2,569 20 $0 (2024)
Paragon 28, Inc. $1,180 4 $0 (2019)
Integra LifeSciences Corporation $1,060 7 $0 (2019)
Stryker Corporation $780.82 21 $0 (2023)
Anika Therapeutics, Inc. $333.74 3 $0 (2024)
Quest Medical LLC $327.25 1 $0 (2017)
Medtronic USA, Inc. $213.49 6 $0 (2018)
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $170.07 1 $0 (2019)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $4,139 11 Fusion Orthopedics USA, LLC ($3,913)
2023 $428.68 8 Anika Therapeutics, Inc. ($228.84)
2022 $2,099 19 Arthrex, Inc. ($1,796)
2021 $2,337 13 Gentleman Orthopedic Solutions ($1,600)
2020 $399.83 4 Arthrex, Inc. ($286.72)
2019 $5,532 40 Arthrex, Inc. ($2,310)
2018 $684.66 16 Stryker Corporation ($374.52)
2017 $691.71 13 Quest Medical LLC ($327.25)

All Payment Transactions

124 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 5

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
10/16/2024 Skeletal Dynamics Inc Geminus (Device), Align, IJS Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $31.25 General
Category: Orthopedic
09/25/2024 Fusion Orthopedics USA, LLC — Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $565.05 General
08/19/2024 Fusion Orthopedics USA, LLC — Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $2,000.00 General
08/18/2024 Fusion Orthopedics USA, LLC — Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $185.42 General
05/23/2024 Fusion Orthopedics USA, LLC — Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $1,000.00 General
05/22/2024 Anika Therapeutics, Inc. Integrity (Device), X-Twist Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $104.90 General
Category: Orthopedics
02/14/2024 Bioventus LLC EXOGEN ULTRASOUND BONE HEALING SYSTEM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $15.89 General
Category: DEVICES
02/01/2024 Alpha Orthopedic Systems — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $33.94 General
01/30/2024 Gentleman Orthopedic Solutions — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $39.33 General
01/23/2024 Fusion Orthopedics USA, LLC — Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $142.69 General
01/23/2024 Fusion Orthopedics USA, LLC — Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $20.13 General
11/16/2023 Gentleman Orthopedic Solutions — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $19.56 General
09/25/2023 Stryker Corporation PROPHECY (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $66.32 General
Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES
09/20/2023 Anika Therapeutics, Inc. Anchors (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $133.81 General
Category: Orthopedics
07/26/2023 ConvaTec Inc. INNOVAMATRIX AC (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $32.83 General
Category: ADVANCED WOUND CARE
06/15/2023 Gentleman Orthopedic Solutions — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $26.58 General
05/10/2023 Anika Therapeutics, Inc. Tactoset (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $95.03 General
Category: MusculoSkeletal
05/03/2023 Gentleman Orthopedic Solutions — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $36.08 General
03/02/2023 Gentleman Orthopedic Solutions — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $18.47 General
11/12/2022 Gentleman Orthopedic Solutions — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $39.33 General
11/12/2022 Arthrex, Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $24.00 General
11/12/2022 Arthrex, Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $10.00 General
11/12/2022 Arthrex, Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $10.00 General
11/12/2022 Arthrex, Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $10.00 General
11/12/2022 Arthrex, Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $10.00 General
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Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 18 1,271 1,911 $330,724 $84,735
2022 23 1,548 2,265 $487,546 $124,611
2021 20 1,403 2,060 $434,286 $114,679
2020 5 390 477 $67,784 $21,707
Total Patients
4,612
Total Services
6,713
Medicare Billing
$345,732
Procedure Codes
66

All Medicare Procedures & Services

66 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3

HCPCS Description Setting Year Patients Services Charges Medicare Paid Ratio
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2023 283 386 $96,500 $22,427 23.2%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2023 132 195 $68,250 $16,530 24.2%
73630 X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views Office 2023 257 412 $31,518 $8,859 28.1%
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes Facility 2023 61 62 $25,668 $7,648 29.8%
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views Office 2023 167 291 $21,694 $6,755 31.1%
29405 Application of short leg cast Office 2023 43 91 $23,296 $4,863 20.9%
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes Office 2023 48 48 $15,120 $3,395 22.5%
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes Office 2023 83 94 $14,100 $3,267 23.2%
Q4038 Cast supplies, short leg cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass Office 2023 42 88 $5,720 $3,121 54.6%
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes Facility 2023 26 42 $6,426 $2,413 37.6%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2023 14 14 $6,300 $1,291 20.5%
29515 Application of short leg splint from calf to foot Office 2023 16 19 $3,800 $985.42 25.9%
73650 X-ray of heel, minimum of 2 views Office 2023 18 42 $2,690 $809.27 30.1%
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint Office 2023 16 18 $3,325 $740.91 22.3%
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views Office 2023 15 23 $2,379 $689.40 29.0%
73552 X-ray of thigh bone, minimum 2 views Office 2023 11 22 $1,795 $423.38 23.6%
Q4046 Cast supplies, short leg splint, adult (11 years +), fiberglass Office 2023 14 16 $1,040 $278.24 26.8%
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg Office 2023 25 48 $1,104 $239.89 21.7%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2022 339 434 $108,500 $25,818 23.8%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2022 160 216 $75,600 $18,262 24.2%
27236 Treatment of upper end of broken thigh bone with placement of stabilizing device or prosthetic replacement Facility 2022 17 17 $57,647 $14,664 25.4%
27245 Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant Facility 2022 15 15 $52,335 $12,732 24.3%
73630 X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views Office 2022 316 467 $35,599 $10,058 28.3%
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views Office 2022 189 325 $24,477 $7,648 31.2%
29405 Application of short leg cast Office 2022 40 101 $25,856 $5,505 21.3%
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About Dr. William Hester, M.D

Dr. William Hester, M.D is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Memphis, Tennessee. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/16/2014. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1457770588.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. William Hester, M.D has received a total of $16,312 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $4,139 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 124 transactions from 22 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($4,667).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Hester has provided services to 4,612 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 6,713 services with total Medicare billing of $345,732. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 66 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

  • Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery
  • Location Memphis, TN
  • Active Since 04/16/2014
  • Last Updated 07/15/2025
  • Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
  • Entity Type Individual
  • NPI Number 1457770588

Products in Payments

  • SALTO TALARIS TOTAL ANKLE PROSTHESIS (Device) $1,060
  • CD HORIZON (Device) $213.49
  • T-Fix (Device) $170.07
  • BIO4 (Device) $155.33
  • Anchors (Device) $133.81
  • T2 (Device) $121.93
  • AXSOS (Device) $119.09
  • OFIRMEV (Drug) $105.87
  • Integrity (Device) $104.90
  • AUGMENT (Device) $100.63
  • Tactoset (Device) $95.03
  • STRATAFIX (Device) $87.00
  • REUNION (Device) $81.44
  • PROPHECY (Device) $66.32
  • Foot & Ankle Product Portfolio (Device) $55.22
  • Foot & Ankle (Biological) $51.97
  • TRIATHLON (Device) $46.11
  • DERMABOND Portfolio (Device) $44.68
  • INNOVAMATRIX AC (Device) $32.83
  • Geminus (Device) $31.25

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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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