What is Lester Johnston's specialty?

Lester Johnston (NPI 1518975754) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Washington, GA.

Where does Lester Johnston practice?

Lester Johnston practices in Washington, GA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1518975754.

How much does Medicare pay Lester Johnston?

Lester Johnston (NPI 1518975754) received approximately $23K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 121 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1518975754

Lester JohnstonM.D.

PRACTICEHOSPITAL AUTHORITY OF WILKES COUNTYSee all providers at this practice →

Internal MedicineWashington, GAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

180

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

211

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$17K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,751 Internal Medicine providers in GA — below median (cohort median 670).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

12,026

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.6M

Distinct drugs

150

Brand share

24.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Amlodipine Besylate641 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium593 claims

Gabapentin501 claims

Metoprolol Succinate396 claims

Empagliflozin381 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$176

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$176

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$176

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Lester Johnston'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). 27 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
HOSPITAL AUTHORITY OF WILKES COUNTY	266	1,597
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	166	489
AU MEDICAL CENTER, INC	63	324
Wilkes County Board Of Commissioners Ambulance Service Provider · Washington, GA	51	210
Gilberto Sostre Diagnostic Radiology · Augusta, GA	50	138
Patricia Lowe Physician Assistant · Washington, GA	43	185
KESHAVAMURTHY, JAYANTH	34	118
CSRA HOME HEALTH AGENCY-COLUMBIA, INC.	33	94
Gyanendra Sharma Cardiology · Augusta, GA	31	77
George Havrilla Podiatry · Thomson, GA	30	67
Lloyd Schnuck Diagnostic Radiology · Augusta, GA	20	69
HOSPITAL AUTHORITY OF WILKES COUNTY	20	68

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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