NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Benjamin Joseph Lesar, M.D.

Diagnostic Radiology Physician · Santa Monica, CA

Benjamin Joseph Lesar, M.D. is a diagnostic radiology physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1548528003, issued on May 2, 2012. Check the license (California A167654, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1548528003
Name
Benjamin Joseph Lesar
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Diagnostic Radiology Physician 2085R0202X
License numbers
A167654 CA
M-2117 GU
35.128802 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2428 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone
(310) 315-1000
Enumerated
May 2, 2012
Record last updated
Dec 16, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160927002833); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2428 Santa Monica Blvd

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  2. Dalia Artal, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1235465964
  3. Khadija Aziz, M.DDiagnostic Radiology Physician1336186097
  4. James Baharvar, MDInternal Medicine Physician1265537906
  5. Jack Berman, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1417977786
  6. Timothy Carmody, M. D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1598751893

Verify Benjamin Joseph Lesar in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
    Search for license A167654    Check the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.8 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score63.3
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through 13 group practices

  1. Arizona Diagnostic Radiology Group LLCLoveland, OH
  2. Beverly Radiology Medical Group IIIMurrieta, CA
  3. Cedars-Sinai Medical Care FoundationSanta Monica, CA
  4. Desert Advanced Imaging Medical CenterLoveland, OH
  5. Diagnostic Radiological ImagingLoveland, OH
  6. Fresno Imaging CenterLoveland, OH
  7. Kern Radiology Medical Group IncBakersfield, CA
  8. Modesto Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Medical CenterLoveland, OH
  9. Norcal ImagingLoveland, OH
  10. Proscan Radiology, LLCCincinnati, OH
  11. Radnet Medical Imaging-San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA
  12. Santa Rosa Imaging Medical CenterLoveland, OH
  13. Stockton Diagnostic ImagingLoveland, OH

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Benjamin Joseph Lesar among 4,500 diagnostic radiology physician records in California

Benjamin Joseph Lesar, M.D. is one of 4,500 diagnostic radiology physician records with a practice address in California. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2004 among the 3,130 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2085R0202X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Diagnostic Radiology Physician providers in California

There are 4,500 diagnostic radiology physician records in California.

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The 8 diagnostic radiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Khadija Aziz, M.DSanta Monica, CA 904041336186097
  2. Jack Berman, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041417977786
  3. Timothy Carmody, M. D.Santa Monica, CA 904041598751893
  4. Francis Crnkovich, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041871515734
  5. Alex Freitas, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041326004284
  6. Curtis Hammerman, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041578591319
  7. Anne Hoyt, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041740230291
  8. Earl Landau, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041295787984

Common questions

What is Benjamin Joseph Lesar, M.D.'s NPI number?

Benjamin Joseph Lesar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548528003, issued on May 2, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Benjamin Joseph Lesar, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2428 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 315-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Benjamin Joseph Lesar, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A167654, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Benjamin Joseph Lesar, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.