WILLIE HESTER Review - (INTERNAL MEDICINE)

Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for WILLIE HESTER.

Data is as of March 07, 2024.

  The Most Important Data about WILLIE HESTER

In the briefest summary, WILLIE HESTER is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include NEPHROLOGY. WILLIE HESTER attended OTHER, graduating in 2001. He maintains 4 office locations. He is a part of 2 medical groups. He is affiliated with 2 medical organizations (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).

National Provider Number (NPI):

1730354002

   What is this page all about?

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") compiles and distributes more than 17 tables of data on medical professionals on a sporadic basis. Some of the tables contain more than a million records which makes it very difficult to manage them. There is a lot of information to pour through when trying to understand WILLIE HESTER. Luckily, we are here to help! We’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the WILLIE HESTER does, their affiliations and much more. (If you want to jump to a specific section of the review, here are the section headers: Specialities, Ratings, Office Locations, Affiliations, and Other Doctors.

   Specialties and Sub-Specialties:

WILLIE HESTER is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include NEPHROLOGY.

INTERNAL MEDICINE: General internists provide primary care to adult patients. Internists usually have more hospital-based training than family practitioners. They may have an office-based practice or work as a hospitalist primarily seeing patients in the hospital. These physicians attend medical school followed by an internal medicine residency. Internists may then choose to pursue a fellowship to sub-specialize in a variety of other areas, like endocrinology (hormone-related conditions) or cardiology (heart-relat... (more information)

NEPHROLOGY: Nephrologists treat kidney disease and prescribe dialysis for those experiencing kidney failure. After medical school, these physicians attend an internal medicine residency program. They are then required to attend fellowship training for nephrology. (more information)

   Reviews and Ratings

MIPS Scores for WILLIE HESTER

MIPS is an acronym for Merit-Based Incentive Payment System. Authorized by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reaouthorization Act of 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") developed MIPS to reward clinicians for the value of care they provide rather than the volume of care, quality over quantity. The MIPS final score determines a provider's Medicare Part B payment adjustments. MIPS also created a means for consumers to rank providers.

MIPS scores are calculated using four performance categories, quality, cost, improvement activities, and promotion of interoperability. Higher scores are better. The highest final MIPS score is 100.

Final MIPS Score 93.9
Final MIPS Score without CPB 84.9
PI Category Score
IA Category Score 40
Quality Category Score 82.3

Measures and Activities

These are important measures that CMS tracks for each doctor. Not all doctors or medical professionals have data.

Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols Yes

   Office Locations and Phone Numbers for WILLIE HESTER

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 4 office locations for WILLIE HESTER.

421 S SHARON AMITY RD
CHARLOTTE, NC 28211
704-826-3722

288 S RIDGECREST AVE
RUTHERFORDTON, NC 28139
828-286-5000

1240 HUFFMAN MILL RD
BURLINGTON, NC 27215
336-538-7000

317 WESTERN BLVD
JACKSONVILLE, NC 28546
910-577-2345

   Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for WILLIE HESTER

Doctors Groups:

HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN SERVICES - SOUTHEAST PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

COGENT HEALTHCARE OF NORTH CAROLINA PC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: ONSLOW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Hospital: RUTHERFORD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

   Other Doctors in the Area Specializing in INTERNAL MEDICINE that are similar to WILLIE HESTER

Sometimes the doctor you see isn't a good fit or you want to get a second opinions. This is a list of nearby doctors with the same specialization as WILLIE HESTER.