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Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD

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(Dr. Willie Edward Hester Jr., M.D.)

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

1871 Evelyn Byrd Avenue
Harrisonburg, VA 22801

(540) 564-5800

Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD is a nephrologist in Harrisonburg, VA specializing in adult nephrology. Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD is affiliated with Rutherford Regional Health System and HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN SERVICES - SOUTHEAST PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION.

Office Locations

1871 Evelyn Byrd Avenue
Harrisonburg, VA 22801

(540) 564-5800

(833) 376-9008

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288 S Ridgecrest Avenue
Rutherfordton, NC 28139

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 10%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Virginia.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD treated as a nephrologist in Harrisonburg, VA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	32
doctor visit	435
hospital care	640
inpatient care	640
lab tests	54

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD treated as a nephrologist in Harrisonburg, VA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	84
dialysis	122
doctor visit	283
hospital care	503
inpatient care	503
lab tests	487

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	220
Female	243

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	241
Black	210
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	160
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	43
Less than 65	164

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	65
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD treated as a nephrologist in Harrisonburg, VA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	654
inpatient care	600
outpatient care	54

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	213

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	298
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	79
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	47
Dementia	29
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD treated as a nephrologist in Harrisonburg, VA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	1039
inpatient care	942
outpatient care	97

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	380
Female	586

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	836
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	290
From 75 to 84	254
85 and over	222
Less than 65	200

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	49
Dementia	32
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD treated as a nephrologist in Harrisonburg, VA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	1059
inpatient care	999
outpatient care	60

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	151
Female	236

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	340
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	79
Less than 65	107

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	52
Chronic Kidney Disease	67
Asthma	50
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	48
Dementia	32
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD treated as a nephrologist in Harrisonburg, VA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	1028
inpatient care	989
outpatient care	39

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	146
Female	243

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	343
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	68
Less than 65	99

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	53
Chronic Kidney Disease	71
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	48
Dementia	35
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD treated as a nephrologist in Harrisonburg, VA during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	640
inpatient care	640

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	134

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	221
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	47
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	49
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	58
Dementia	34
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD treated as a nephrologist in Harrisonburg, VA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, chronic care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care	439
dialysis	146
doctor visit	580
hospital care	873
inpatient care	873

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	334
Female	408

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	482
Black	248
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	264
From 75 to 84	212
85 and over	63
Less than 65	203

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	63
Dementia	17
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD treated as a nephrologist in Harrisonburg, VA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, chronic care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care	551
dialysis	164
doctor visit	547
hospital care	996
inpatient care	996

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	306
Female	358

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	451
Black	196
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	228
From 75 to 84	195
85 and over	68
Less than 65	173

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	63
Dementia	19
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD treated as a nephrologist in Harrisonburg, VA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, chronic care and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care	368
dialysis	75
doctor visit	346
hospital care	794
inpatient care	794
nursing home care	78

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	265
Female	334

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	441
Black	142
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	198
From 75 to 84	191
85 and over	85
Less than 65	125

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	57
Dementia	24
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD treated as a nephrologist in Harrisonburg, VA during 2022 were nursing home care, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	211
inpatient care	211
nursing home care	704

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	214
Female	320

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	429
Black	88
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	137
From 75 to 84	179
85 and over	162
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	25
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	60
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	52
Dementia	55
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD treated as a nephrologist in Harrisonburg, VA were hospital care, inpatient care, chronic care and nursing home care.

blood draw	84
chronic care	452
dialysis	107
doctor visit	438
hospital care	767
inpatient care	744
lab tests	270
nursing home care	391
outpatient care	62

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	206
Female	279

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	80
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	371
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	134
85 and over	83
Less than 65	114
65 to 74	153

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD treated were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	17
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	50
Atrial Fibrillation	21
Dementia	26
Cancer	12

Education & Training

He has a state license in North Carolina.

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Willie E. Hester JR., MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Rutherford Regional Health System

HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN SERVICES - SOUTHEAST PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.	$275 ACTHAR $275
Relypsa, Inc.	$233 VELTASSA $233
Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC	$173 ACTHAR $173
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC	$151 Rayaldee $151
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$103 LOKELMA $49	FARXIGA $34	BRILINTA $21
Other	$608 ENTRESTO $77	BENLYSTA $76	VELTASSA $64	ELIQUIS $50	Kerendia $39	Other $303

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,456
Education	$88

Biography

Dr. Willie Hester is a physician who specializes in adult nephrology. He is professionally affiliated with Rutherford Regional Health System. Rutherford Regional Health System reports that Dr. Hester is accepting new patients at his office in.