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Dr. David A. Hester, MD

(David Hester, MD)

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Boston University School of Medicine (1998)

2001 N Jefferson Avenue 100
Mount Pleasant, TX 75455

(903) 577-6787

Dr. David A. Hester, MD is an orthopedist in Mount Pleasant, TX specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from Boston University School of Medicine in 1998 and has 28 years of experience. Dr. David A. Hester, MD is affiliated with Orthopedics and Sports Medicine at Titus and TITUS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT.

Office Locations

2001 N Jefferson Avenue 100
Mount Pleasant, TX 75455

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. David A. Hester, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

major joint aspiration

major joint injection

total knee replacement

In 2023, Dr. David A. Hester, MD performed more major joint aspiration, major joint injection, and total knee replacement procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Texas.

Top 25%

By Volume:

joint surgery

In 2012, Dr. David A. Hester, MD performed more joint surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Texas.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David A. Hester, MD treated as an orthopedist in Mount Pleasant, TX during 2012 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David A. Hester, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	378
doctor visit	954
hip imaging	113
injections	392
joint surgery	76
lower extremity surgery	76
minimally invasive procedures	35
musculoskeletal imaging	546
pelvic imaging	89
reconstructive surgery	41
X-rays	635

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David A. Hester, MD treated as an orthopedist in Mount Pleasant, TX during 2013 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David A. Hester, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	198
doctor visit	530
hip imaging	60
injections	210
joint surgery	18
lower extremity surgery	18
musculoskeletal imaging	309
pelvic imaging	60
reconstructive surgery	18
X-rays	369

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David A. Hester, MD.

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	296

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	375
Black	31
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	183
From 75 to 84	133
85 and over	51
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David A. Hester, MD in 2013

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	29
Dementia	13
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David A. Hester, MD treated as an orthopedist in Mount Pleasant, TX during 2014 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David A. Hester, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	46
doctor visit	288
hip imaging	26
injections	46
musculoskeletal imaging	47
pelvic imaging	17
X-rays	64

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David A. Hester, MD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	109

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	133
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	17
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David A. Hester, MD in 2014

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David A. Hester, MD treated as an orthopedist in Mount Pleasant, TX during 2015 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David A. Hester, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	73
doctor visit	335
hip imaging	17
injections	87
joint surgery	18
lower extremity surgery	18
musculoskeletal imaging	62
reconstructive surgery	18
X-rays	62

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David A. Hester, MD.

**Gender**
Male	158
Female	258

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	228
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	40
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David A. Hester, MD in 2015

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	20
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David A. Hester, MD treated as an orthopedist in Mount Pleasant, TX during 2016 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David A. Hester, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	110
doctor visit	448
injections	123
joint surgery	27
lower extremity surgery	27
musculoskeletal imaging	74
reconstructive surgery	27
X-rays	74

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David A. Hester, MD.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	173

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	201
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	139
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	32
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David A. Hester, MD in 2016

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David A. Hester, MD treated as an orthopedist in Mount Pleasant, TX during 2017 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David A. Hester, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	128
doctor visit	446
injections	128
joint surgery	25
lower extremity surgery	25
musculoskeletal imaging	79
reconstructive surgery	25
X-rays	79

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David A. Hester, MD.

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	212

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	268
Black	0
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	31
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David A. Hester, MD in 2017

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David A. Hester, MD treated as an orthopedist in Mount Pleasant, TX during 2018 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David A. Hester, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	212
doctor visit	791
injections	212

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David A. Hester, MD.

**Gender**
Male	167
Female	279

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	378
Black	43
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	181
From 75 to 84	157
85 and over	56
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David A. Hester, MD in 2018

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	34
Dementia	15
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David A. Hester, MD treated as an orthopedist in Mount Pleasant, TX during 2019 were aspiration, injections, lower extremity surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David A. Hester, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	156
doctor visit	501
fracture surgery	11
hospital care	22
injections	156
inpatient care	22
joint surgery	16
lower extremity surgery	27
reconstructive surgery	16

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David A. Hester, MD.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	240

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	325
Black	36
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	171
From 75 to 84	119
85 and over	45
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David A. Hester, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	35
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David A. Hester, MD treated as an orthopedist in Mount Pleasant, TX during 2020 were aspiration, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David A. Hester, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	258
doctor visit	686
hospital care	23
injections	258
inpatient care	23

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David A. Hester, MD.

**Gender**
Male	176
Female	273

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	387
Black	42
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	203
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	55
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David A. Hester, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	31
Dementia	16
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David A. Hester, MD treated as an orthopedist in Mount Pleasant, TX during 2021 were injections, aspiration, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David A. Hester, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	153
doctor visit	454
hospital care	19
injections	167
inpatient care	19
joint surgery	19
lower extremity surgery	19
reconstructive surgery	19

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David A. Hester, MD.

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	203

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	297
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	161
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	47
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David A. Hester, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	37
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David A. Hester, MD treated as an orthopedist in Mount Pleasant, TX during 2022 were injections, aspiration, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David A. Hester, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	151
doctor visit	504
hospital care	21
injections	162
inpatient care	21
joint surgery	20
lower extremity surgery	20
reconstructive surgery	20

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David A. Hester, MD.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	236

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	317
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	174
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	43
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David A. Hester, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	33
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David A. Hester, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David A. Hester, MD treated as an orthopedist in Mount Pleasant, TX were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, injections and aspiration.

aspiration	169
doctor visit	539
fracture surgery	11
hip imaging	54
hospital care	21
injections	176
inpatient care	21
joint surgery	27
lower extremity surgery	28
minimally invasive procedures	35
musculoskeletal imaging	186
pelvic imaging	55
reconstructive surgery	23
X-rays	213

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David A. Hester, MD.

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	207

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	15
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	275
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	2
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	98
85 and over	37
Less than 65	34
65 to 74	152

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

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

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. David A. Hester, MD graduated from Boston University School of Medicine in 1998. He has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine (1998)

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. David A. Hester, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Orthopedics and Sports Medicine at Titus

TITUS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Exactech, Inc.	$2,081 VANTAGE $1,233	Optetrak $568	Optecure $169	Equinoxe $112
Stryker Corporation	$1,595 Mako $1,239	INSPACE $100	MAKOplasty $85	Variax $42	Infinity $34	Other $95
Desert Mountain Medical	$1,050 $1,050
Arthrex, Inc.	$894 $894
Wright Medical Technology, Inc.	$759 CrossCHECK $292	MIS Instrumentation $148	Infinity $80	FOOTANDANKLE $62	INVISION $60	Other $117
Other	$1,077 Durolane $127	MACI _ PEAK Study $118	Zilretta $114	ZORVOLEX $91	BMAC $70	Other $557