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Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD

(Andrew Hester)

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Medical College of Georgia

1411 Old Water Works Road Sw
Fort Payne, AL 35968

(256) 979-1550

Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD is an orthopedist in Fort Payne, AL specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from Medical College of Georgia. Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD is affiliated with Riverview Regional Hospital, Gadsden Regional Medical Center and DEKALB SPECIALTY CARE.

Office Locations

1411 Old Water Works Road Sw
Fort Payne, AL 35968

(256) 979-1550

(256) 979-1576

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Riverview Regional Hospital

1411 Old Water Works Road
Fort Payne, AL 35968

(256) 979-1550

(256) 979-1576

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD in 2023

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Top 10%

By Affordability:

knee replacement

total knee replacement

In 2023, Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD had a list price for knee replacement, and total knee replacement that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Alabama. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

total joint replacement

X-rays

In 2012, Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD had a list price for joint X-ray, knee X-ray, spine imaging, spine X-ray, total joint replacement, and X-rays that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Alabama. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD treated as an orthopedist in Fort Payne, AL during 2012 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	38
doctor visit	260
hip imaging	31
hospital care	40
injections	38
inpatient care	40
musculoskeletal imaging	111
X-rays	111

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD treated as an orthopedist in Fort Payne, AL during 2013 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	44
doctor visit	430
hip imaging	35
hospital care	36
injections	44
inpatient care	36
musculoskeletal imaging	108
X-rays	108

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD.

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	161

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	224
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	20
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	40
Dementia	15
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD treated as an orthopedist in Fort Payne, AL during 2014 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	84
doctor visit	445
hip imaging	26
hospital care	28
injections	84
inpatient care	28
joint surgery	31
lower extremity surgery	31
musculoskeletal imaging	110
reconstructive surgery	31
X-rays	110

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD.

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	177

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	249
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	104
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	25
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	41
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD treated as an orthopedist in Fort Payne, AL during 2015 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	378
hip imaging	30
hospital care	38
inpatient care	38
joint surgery	19
lower extremity surgery	19
musculoskeletal imaging	112
reconstructive surgery	19
X-rays	112

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD.

**Gender**
Male	180
Female	376

**Age**
From 65 to 74	202
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	56
Less than 65	172

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	38
Dementia	18
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD treated as an orthopedist in Fort Payne, AL during 2016 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	58
doctor visit	263
fracture surgery	11
hospital care	13
injections	58
inpatient care	13
joint surgery	28
lower extremity surgery	28
musculoskeletal imaging	128
open surgery	11
reconstructive surgery	28
X-rays	128

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD.

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	169

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	229
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	22
Less than 65	79

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	35
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD treated as an orthopedist in Fort Payne, AL during 2017 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	166
doctor visit	599
injections	166
joint surgery	24
lower extremity surgery	24
musculoskeletal imaging	178
reconstructive surgery	24
X-rays	178

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD.

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	219

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	302
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	119
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	30
Less than 65	112

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	33
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD treated as an orthopedist in Fort Payne, AL during 2018 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	199
decompression surgery	24
doctor visit	723
excision	25
fracture surgery	15
hospital care	13
injections	199
inpatient care	13
joint surgery	79
lower extremity surgery	30
minimally invasive procedures	64
musculoskeletal imaging	227
reconstructive surgery	15
upper extremity surgery	64
X-rays	227

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD.

**Gender**
Male	163
Female	292

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	436
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	171
From 75 to 84	123
85 and over	46
Less than 65	115

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	33
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD treated as an orthopedist in Fort Payne, AL during 2019 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	224
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	665
fracture surgery	34
hospital care	21
injections	224
inpatient care	21
joint surgery	34
lower extremity surgery	50
musculoskeletal imaging	138
nerve procedures	17
open surgery	35
reconstructive surgery	34
upper extremity surgery	17
X-rays	138

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD.

**Gender**
Male	182
Female	337

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	503
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	202
From 75 to 84	156
85 and over	63
Less than 65	98

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD treated as an orthopedist in Fort Payne, AL during 2020 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	282
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	663
fracture surgery	17
hospital care	30
injections	282
inpatient care	30
joint surgery	31
lower extremity surgery	31
musculoskeletal imaging	134
nerve procedures	13
open surgery	30
reconstructive surgery	31
upper extremity surgery	13
X-rays	134

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD.

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	270

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	387
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	162
From 75 to 84	128
85 and over	37
Less than 65	71

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD in 2020

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	28
Dementia	15
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD treated as an orthopedist in Fort Payne, AL during 2021 were X-rays, injections, aspiration and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	166
doctor visit	607
fracture surgery	31
hospital care	27
injections	179
inpatient care	27
joint surgery	35
lower extremity surgery	52
musculoskeletal imaging	140
open surgery	14
reconstructive surgery	35
spinal procedures	55
X-rays	195

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	233

**Age**
From 65 to 74	142
From 75 to 84	121
85 and over	39
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	30
Dementia	14
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD treated as an orthopedist in Fort Payne, AL during 2022 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	229
doctor visit	604
hospital care	18
injections	244
inpatient care	18
joint surgery	21
lower extremity surgery	21
musculoskeletal imaging	141
pain management	15
reconstructive surgery	21
spinal procedures	58
X-rays	199

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD.

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	234

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	348
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	145
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	38
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	35
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD treated as an orthopedist in Fort Payne, AL were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

aspiration	149
decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	512
excision	25
fracture surgery	21
hip imaging	30
hospital care	26
injections	151
inpatient care	26
joint surgery	33
lower extremity surgery	31
minimally invasive procedures	64
musculoskeletal imaging	138
nerve procedures	15
open surgery	22
pain management	15
reconstructive surgery	26
spinal procedures	56
upper extremity surgery	31
X-rays	149

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD.

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	224

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	243
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	92
85 and over	34
Less than 65	82
65 to 74	130

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	12
Cancer	7

Education & Training

Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD graduated from Medical College of Georgia. He completed residency at Erlanger Health System. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia

Residency: Erlanger Health System

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Riverview Regional Hospital

Gadsden Regional Medical Center

DEKALB SPECIALTY CARE

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Andrew Barrett Hester, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Arthrex, Inc.	$4,986 $4,986
PRIME SURGICAL, LLC	$4,446 $4,446
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$3,146 Taperloc $1,274	ROSA $766	Comprehensive Shoulder System $666	Avenir $245	Juggerknotless Soft Anchor $102	Other $93
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$2,676 Sports Medicine $1,488	Orthopaedics $546	Knee $308	DELTA $124	Trauma $117	Other $93
Stryker Corporation	$1,435 TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $1,183	MAKOplasty $113	Star $95	CinchLock SS $44
Other	$2,924 HEALIX $977	ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE SHOULDER & ELBOW ARTHROSCOPY $790	ANGIOMAX $173	AQUAMANTYS $116	Dynasplint $78	Other $790

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$9,046
Education	$7,115
Food and Beverage	$3,451

Biography

Dr. Andrew Hester's area of specialization is orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Before performing his residency at Erlanger Health System, Dr. Hester attended Medical College of Georgia for medical school. His hospital/clinic affiliations include Gadsden Regional Medical Center and Riverview Regional Hospital.

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