What is Melissa Lester's specialty?

Melissa Lester (NPI 1609974708) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Cardiology in Huntington, WV.

Where does Melissa Lester practice?

Melissa Lester practices in Huntington, WV, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1609974708.

How much does Medicare pay Melissa Lester?

Melissa Lester (NPI 1609974708) received approximately $49K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 413 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1609974708

Melissa LesterD.O.

CardiologyHuntington, WVI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

549

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

639

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$40K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 76 Cardiology providers in WV — bottom quintile (cohort median 1,669).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,130

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$176K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

22.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Metoprolol Succinate330 claims

Amlodipine Besylate235 claims

Nitroglycerin141 claims

Clopidogrel Bisulfate122 claims

Lisinopril122 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$437

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$437

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$437

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Melissa 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). 129 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
CABELL HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL INC	1,062	3,688
ST. MARY'S MEDICAL CENTER INC	868	1,928
Hans Dransfeld Diagnostic Radiology · Huntington, WV	204	420
Joseph Dransfeld Diagnostic Radiology · Huntington, WV	179	319
COMPTON, RICKY	175	353
Joshua Gibson Diagnostic Radiology · Huntington, WV	161	353
Torin Walters Diagnostic Radiology · Huntington, WV	154	287
Mehrette Maru Interventional Cardiology · Huntington, WV	149	258
Peter Chirico Diagnostic Radiology · Huntington, WV	123	300
Grant Petty Diagnostic Radiology · Huntington, WV	122	237
SIEGLER, CHARLES	122	220
Marsha Leaberry Diagnostic Radiology · Huntington, WV	120	224

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.

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