What is William Lester's specialty?

William Lester (NPI 1235158866) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Charlotte, NC.

Where does William Lester practice?

William Lester practices in Charlotte, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1235158866.

How much does Medicare pay William Lester?

William Lester (NPI 1235158866) received approximately $53K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 375 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1235158866

William LesterMD

PRACTICECAROLINAS PHYSICIANS NETWORK INCSee all providers at this practice →

Family PracticeCharlotte, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

466

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

545

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$42K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,740 Family Practice providers in NC — above median (cohort median 664).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

8,806

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$473K

Distinct drugs

120

Brand share

17.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium557 claims

Amlodipine Besylate473 claims

Lisinopril371 claims

Losartan Potassium364 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium355 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

94.0

Quality

81.6

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.80%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where William Lester's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 16 inbound referrers · 34 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
THE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	160	411
Carolinas Union Healthcare, Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Monroe, NC	40	89
Chandrashekhar Patil Family Practice · Monroe, NC	27	46
Valencia Tellis-Odom Family Practice · Monroe, NC	27	94
VICK, JOHN	25	71
Martin Kreshon Cardiology · Monroe, NC	23	132
THE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	20	36
Brittany Behm Family Practice · Chagrin Falls, OH	19	71
Kushal Handa Cardiology · Charlotte, NC	19	79
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER	17	61
James Seward Dermatology · Charlotte, NC	16	29
Heather Longin Cardiology · Monroe, NC	14	31

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER	296	915
THE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	170	533
ADAMS, JOHN	39	115
THE PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL	31	130
Brittany Behm Family Practice · Chagrin Falls, OH	31	77
Ramarao Suresh Pulmonary Disease · Monroe, NC	30	136
Chandrashekhar Patil Family Practice · Monroe, NC	29	67
THE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	29	43
Carolinas Union Healthcare, Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Monroe, NC	27	72
Andrew Binder Cardiology · Plano, TX	26	87
HENDRIX, KIMBERLY	26	56
Kushal Handa Cardiology · Charlotte, NC	21	50

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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