Andrew Hester, M.D.

Primary specialty

Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 207XS0114X

License

R9079 Issued in TX

Practice address

3414 Golden Rd
Tyler, TX 75701-8336

Phone

(903) 939-7500

Fax

(903) 939-7728

NPI assigned

Mar 28, 2016

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in TX

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Orthopedic Surgery

Education

University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas, 2016

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Ortholonestar PLLCGroup PAC ID 9931529062, 416 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Enhabit Home Health Home health agency, Tyler, TX, CCN 459457
• Paradigm Homecare Home health agency, Tyler, TX, CCN 457833
• Vitalcaring Group Home health agency, Henderson, TX, CCN 458072
• Enhabit Home Health Home health agency, Palestine, TX, CCN 678197
• Vitalcaring Group Home health agency, Sulphur Springs, TX, CCN 679076
• Baylor Scott & White Texas Spine & Joint Hospital Hospital, Tyler, TX, CCN 450864
• Ut Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital Hospital, Tyler, TX, CCN 450083
• Ut Health East Texas Athens Hospital Hospital, Athens, TX, CCN 450389
• Christus Mother Frances Hospital Hospital, Tyler, TX, CCN 450102
• Christus Good Shepherd Medical Center Hospital, Longview, TX, CCN 450032
• Ut Health East Texas Rehabilitation Hospital Inpatient rehabilitation facility, Tyler, TX, CCN 453072

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

96.6 of 100Reported as individual

Promoting interoperability

96

Improvement activities

40

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: andrew.hester.1@15533.direct.athenahealth.com

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Ortholonestar, PLLC

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Houston, TX
  • NPI 1942860176
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Texas Orthopedics Sports & Rehabilitation Associates PA

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Austin, TX
  • NPI 1346244688
  Medicare reassignment
• Ortholonestar, PLLC

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Tomball, TX
  • NPI 1073475679
  NPD

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Ahm Action Home Health, LP

  • Home Health Agency
  • Palestine, TX
  • NPI 1316187586
  Care Compare affiliation
• Ahm Action Home Health, LP

  • Home Health Agency
  • Tyler, TX
  • NPI 1588644934
  Care Compare affiliation
• Athens Hospital, LLC

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Athens, TX
  • NPI 1417465824
  Care Compare affiliation
• Christus Good Shepherd Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Longview, TX
  • NPI 1124092036
  Care Compare affiliation
• Mother Frances Hospital Regional Health Care Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Tyler, TX
  • NPI 1679578439
  Care Compare affiliation
• Northeast Texas Home Health Agency LTD

  • Home Health Agency
  • Henderson, TX
  • NPI 1871632513
  Care Compare affiliation
• Northeast Texas Home Health Agency, LTD

  • Home Health Agency
  • Sulphur Springs, TX
  • NPI 1467591032
  Care Compare affiliation
• Paradigm Rehab & Nursing, LLC

  • Home Health Agency
  • Tyler, TX
  • NPI 1376540047
  Care Compare affiliation
• Rehabilitation Hospital, LLC

  • Rehabilitation Hospital
  • Tyler, TX
  • NPI 1174021695

  Inpatient rehabilitation facility

  Care Compare affiliation
• Texas Spine and Joint Hospital, LLC

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Tyler, TX
  • NPI 1942292255
  Care Compare affiliation
• Tyler Regional Hospital LLC

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Tyler, TX
  • NPI 1407364847
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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• Kacie L Herrington, M.S. SLP-INTERN
• John Scott Hersey II, LPC
• Adam Hertel, MD
• Rory Herterich, BCBA
• Darla Renee Hess
• Mark D Hiatt, MD
• Steven L. Hickerson, M.D.
• Kristi Hickman, SPEECH/LANG PATH.
• Willet J Hickman, MD
• Debrahle Hicks

• Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician in Tyler, TX
• Providers in Tyler, TX by specialty
• Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician in Texas

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Dec 11, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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