RICHARD R HESTER
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Family Medicine POPLAR BLUFF, MO NPI 1831280197
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General Payments — all program years on this page
$3,159.83
- Category: General Payments
- Program years: PY2018–2024
- Record count: 221
- As of (CMS publication): 2026-01-23
Latest program year (PY2024): $292.33 across 16 records · disputed records: 0
Financial relationships do not necessarily indicate an improper relationship; the data is open to interpretation.
How this figure is calculated
- The total is the sum of the General Payments records CMS published for the labeled program year(s), exactly as published. Nothing is estimated, weighted, or combined across categories.
- General Payments only. Research and Ownership/Investment are separate datasets and are never summed with these figures; amounts are kept separate per program year.
- Featured-page threshold (a presentation gate, not a judgment): records>=3 OR total>=100 (all years).
- Methodology & Data — sourcing, labeling, and limitations.
By nature of payment
Latest program year (PY2024) · sorted by reported total.
| Nature of payment | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $292.33 | 16 |
By paying entity
Latest program year (PY2024) · sorted by reported total.
| Paying entity | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Novo Nordisk AS | $57.44 | 3 |
| Grifols USA, LLC | $39.67 | 2 |
| ABBVIE INC. | $36.55 | 2 |
| NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | $35.65 | 2 |
| GENZYME CORPORATION | $28.16 | 1 |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $23.40 | 1 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | $15.65 | 1 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | $14.45 | 1 |
| Antares Pharma, Inc. | $14.17 | 1 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $13.97 | 1 |
| Amgen Inc. | $13.22 | 1 |
By program year
Records — PY2024 (16)
Provenance & corrections
- Dataset: CMS Open Payments — General Payments
- Source: CMS Open Payments dataset (bulk file)
- Publisher of source data: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Generated from: OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv
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