Martha Hester MD in Columbia, South Carolina

Medical School: University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1994
The Primary Medical Specialty for Martha Hester MD is listed as: Family Practice
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 30
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 9830192921
NPI #: 1598724841
NPI Created On: 03/23/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 03/21/2018
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207Q00000X
License Number:
18080
Listed Gender: Female

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Forms of insurance accepted by include, but are not limited to:

• Humana
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Medicare

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
2. Removal of impact ear wax, one ear
3. Automated urinalysis test
4. Urine microalbumin (protein) level
5. Blood glucose (sugar) test performed by hand-held instrument
6. Hemoglobin a1c level
7. Hemoglobin measurement
8. Detection test for influenza virus
9. Administration of 1 vaccine
10. Vaccine for influenza for injection into muscle
11. Pneumococcal vaccine for injection into muscle
12. Vaccine for influenza for administration into muscle, 0.5 ml dosage
13. Vaccine for pneumococcal polysaccharide for injection beneath the skin or into muscle, patient 2 years or older
14. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
15. Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention
16. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
17. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes
18. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
19. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
20. Physician telephone patient service, 5-10 minutes of medical discussion

They took part in Medicare's Electronic Health Record Incentive Program which was designed to help move people over to electronic records and improve the systems that were already in place.
They took part in the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS).