What is Robert Lester's specialty?

Robert Lester (NPI 1982643177) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Calhoun, GA.

Where does Robert Lester practice?

Robert Lester practices in Calhoun, GA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1982643177.

How much does Medicare pay Robert Lester?

Robert Lester (NPI 1982643177) received approximately $100K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 303 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1982643177

Robert LesterM.D.

Family PracticeCalhoun, GAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,262

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,006

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$90K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,265 Family Practice providers in GA — top quintile (cohort median 688).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

9,777

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.1M

Distinct drugs

136

Brand share

25.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium583 claims

Amlodipine Besylate529 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium468 claims

Lisinopril382 claims

Gabapentin251 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

83.8

Quality

68.2

Cost

74.7

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.37%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$2K

Payment records

123

By payment type

Food and Beverage$2K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$2K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Robert 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). 17 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Christopher Yamamoto Family Practice · Calhoun, GA	53	452
Hans Chang Diagnostic Radiology · Cartersville, GA	31	80
Courtney Perez Diagnostic Radiology · Cartersville, GA	31	73
Kirby Peden Emergency Medicine · Rome, GA	25	70
NPI 1245285444	23	67
LEBLANC, HARVEY	22	78
Herbert Kosmahl Podiatry · Calhoun, GA	19	116
Adventist Health System Georgia Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Calhoun, GA	17	43
ADVENTHEALTH HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE INC	15	40
Ted Pennel Internal Medicine · Calhoun, GA	14	77
Jay Curtin Diagnostic Radiology · Cartersville, GA	14	37
REDMOND PARK HOSPITAL, LLC	14	46

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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