What is Don Lester's specialty?

Don Lester (NPI 1467568550) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Fresno, CA.

Where does Don Lester practice?

Don Lester practices in Fresno, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1467568550.

How much does Medicare pay Don Lester?

Don Lester (NPI 1467568550) received approximately $100K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 250 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1467568550

Don LesterMD

Orthopedic SurgeryFresno, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

632

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

16,567

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$92K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,921 Orthopedic Surgery providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 1,100).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

141

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$682

Distinct drugs

Brand share

9.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Ibuprofen83 claims

Diazepam16 claims

Tramadol Hcl15 claims

Acetaminophen With Codeine14 claims

Finasteride13 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

0.0

Quality

0.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

-9.00%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$42

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$42

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$42

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Don 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). 33 inbound referrers · 79 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	219	1,054
SAINT AGNES MEDICAL CENTER	107	323
FRESNO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER	88	276
FRESNO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER	52	128
Gurmej Dhillon Internal Medicine · Fresno, CA	32	240
HEALTHY LIVING AT HOME - FRESNO LLC	22	51
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · Fresno, CA	18	63
RAYMOND, ERIC	18	41
Charles Sohn Cardiology · Fresno, CA	18	62
Bipin Joshi Cardiology · Fresno, CA	17	38
ATOIAN, ARPINE	16	93
NPI 1316995970	16	90

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	208	1,000
Latara Enterprise Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Pomona, CA	140	1,446
SAINT AGNES MEDICAL CENTER	97	330
Antonio Villalvazo Family Practice · Fresno, CA	97	712
FRESNO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER	75	237
Kwph Enterprises Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Fresno, CA	63	195
North Point Surgery Center, Inc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Fresno, CA	56	207
NPI 1720117138	44	164
FRESNO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER	41	111
MADERA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	41	98
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	31	147
PHYS MED A PHYSICAL THERAPY CORPORATION	30	209

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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