Candice Hester, APRN, CNP
NPI 1043784820ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner, Family· Oklahoma City, OK
Nurse Practitioner, Family (APRN, CNP) with Cardiovascular Health Clinic PLLC, practicing in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 920 Medicare patients in 2024, $78,945 paid; nearly all of their 823 Part D prescriptions were generic (94%). Abbott Laboratories was the largest of 11 companies reporting payments in 2025, $2,138 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Grady Memorial Hospital and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1043784820 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | APRN, CNP |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jan 15, 2019 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Feb 7, 2020 |
| Certified by provider | Feb 7, 2020 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner, Family Primary | 363LF0000X | 108295 | OK |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner (OK) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 920 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 2,138 across 15 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $78,945 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 823 · 2,100 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 281 |
| Total drug cost | $72,594 |
| Generic share | 94% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical group
- Cardiovascular Health Clinic PLLCOklahoma City, OK · 23 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Grady Memorial HospitalChickasha, OK
- Oklahoma Heart Hospital, LLCOklahoma City, OK
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$2,138 · 43 payments from 11 companies
- 2024$1,105 · 44 payments from 13 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | $1,156 | 9 |
| Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $344.80 | 18 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $195.31 | 5 |
| Endologix LLC | $173.06 | 2 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $123.78 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,216 · 38 payments
- Travel and Lodging$921.62 · 5 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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