Ophthalmology · Palm Desert, CA
NPI
1215904974
Since 2006
Specialty
Ophthalmology
Code 207W00000X
Group practices
2
Medicare group memberships
Hospitals
0
Hospital affiliations
44139 Monterey Ave Ste A
Palm Desert, CA, 92260
Phone (760) 469-5195
Groups this clinician bills Medicare through
Medicare paid, 2024
$289K
2,655 services
Medicare patients, 2024
1,026
Average age 76
Drug cost, 2024
$135K
1,545 prescriptions
Company payments, 2025
$234
From 6 companies
Procedures and visits billed to Original Medicare, 2024
In 2024, the most common Medicare service billed by Ralph B Hester III was code 99214 (office e&m - established), 898 times for 741 patients. In total Ralph B Hester III billed 2,655 services in 22 codes, and Medicare paid $289K.
| Code |
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Official US government data: the national provider registry and Medicare enrollment records, linked by NPI. Last update of this record: 2026-01-22.
| Setting |
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| Services |
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| Patients |
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| Paid per service |
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| Medicare paid |
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| 99214 Office E&M - Established | Office | 898 | 741 | $82.10 | $74K |
| 92133 Computerized Ophthalmic Imaging | Office | 319 | 281 | $21.29 | $6,791 |
| 66984 Cataract Surgery | Facility | 278 | 162 | $361.58 | $101K |
| 99213 Office E&M - Established | Office | 211 | 204 | $51.50 | $11K |
| 92134 Computerized Ophthalmic Imaging | Office | 197 | 166 | $26.13 | $5,148 |
| 92136 Ultrasound - Nonspecific | Office | 196 | 135 | $19.51 | $3,824 |
| 66821 Cataract Surgery | Office | 176 | 174 | $275.94 | $49K |
| 92020 Ophthalmological E&M | Office | 85 | 74 | $15.83 | $1,346 |
| 92025 Test - Miscellaneous | Office | 84 | 83 | $22.67 | $1,904 |
| 99204 Office E&M - New | Office | 66 | 66 | $100.02 | $6,601 |
| 99211 Office E&M - Established | Office | 45 | 44 | $10.37 | $467 |
| 66174 Fluid Flow and Drainage of Eye (Any Method) | Facility | 35 | 22 | $434.42 | $15K |
| 92083 Vision, Hearing, and Speech Services | Office | 27 | 25 | $36.88 | $996 |
By year: 2022 $334K for 3,359 services; 2023 $261K for 2,512 services; 2024 $289K for 2,655 services.
Medicare prescription drug claims, 2024
In 2024, the drug Ralph B Hester III prescribed most often to Medicare patients was Latanoprost, with 407 prescriptions and refills. In total Ralph B Hester III wrote 1,545 Medicare prescriptions that cost $135K.
| Drug | Claims | 30-day fills | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latanoprost Generic | 407 | 819 | 117 | $4,387 |
| Ofloxacin Generic | 368 | 368 | 248 | $4,535 |
| Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha | 275 | 275 | 245 | $3,302 |
| Flarex Fluorometholone Acetate | 113 | 113 | 72 | $14K |
| Lumigan Bimatoprost | 48 | 77 | 12 | $22K |
| Fluorometholone Generic | 45 | 46 | 37 | $3,737 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate Generic | 29 | 41 | Under 11 | $1,195 |
| Simbrinza Brinzolamide/Brimonidine Tart | 27 | 57 | Under 11 | $6,973 |
| Restasis Cyclosporine | 24 | 54 | 13 | $33K |
| Erythromycin Erythromycin Base | 21 | 21 | 18 | $240 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat | 19 | 40 | Under 11 | $310 |
| Timolol Maleate Generic | 18 | 39 | Under 11 | $139 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 14 | 14 | 14 | $75.85 |
| Xiidra Lifitegrast | 14 | 14 | Under 11 | $8,517 |
| Cequa Cyclosporine | 13 | 17 | Under 11 | $9,812 |
Brand drugs: 534 claims; generic drugs: 1,011 claims.
Money and other things of value reported by the companies
In 2025, drug and medical device companies paid Ralph B Hester III $234 ($234 in general payments such as food, travel and fees) from 6 companies. The largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. with $60.54.
Official US government data on Original Medicare services, Medicare prescription drug plans and the payments drug and device companies must report. Services with fewer than 11 patients and drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published. Procedure codes are shown by number with their public category.