Brian W. Lester, MD
Dermatology Physician · Brookline, MA
Brian W. Lester, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Brookline, Massachusetts, and NPI 1508857848, issued on Nov 4, 2005. Check the license (Massachusetts 223638, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian W. Lester
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License numbers
- 223638 MA
MD426329 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 235 Cypress Streeet, Brookline, MA 02445
- Phone
- (617) 277-0800
- Enumerated
- Nov 4, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 20, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (617) 277-0899
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050907000250); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Yale University School Of Medicine, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brian W. Lester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 223638Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
1,236 Medicare Part D claims for 453 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole224 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide211 claims
- Mupirocin82 claims
- Metronidazole81 claims
- Valacyclovir69 claims
- Clindamycin Phosphate66 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $40.00
1 payment: grant; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Northeast Dermatology Associates PCBrookline, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian W. Lester among 627 dermatology physician records in Massachusetts
Brian W. Lester, MD is one of 627 dermatology physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2008 among the 445 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in Massachusetts
There are 627 dermatology physician records in Massachusetts.
All 627 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Brookline → Dermatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rachael Clark, MD PHDBrookline, MA 024451053378315
- Vladyslava Doktor, D.O.Brookline, MA 024451407246499
- Mitchell Rubenstein, MDBrookline, MA 024451003873126
- Eric Schwartz, MDBrookline, MA 024451316046139
- Steven Shama, MDBrookline, MA 024451386630226
- Dorothy Cunningham, MDBrookline, MA 024461437258928
- Neil Houston, MDBrookline, MA 024461730619925
- Alan Rockoff, M.D.Brookline, MA 024461457463127
Common questions
What is Brian W. Lester, MD's NPI number?
Brian W. Lester, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508857848, issued on Nov 4, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian W. Lester, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 235 Cypress Streeet, Brookline, MA, 02445. Phone: (617) 277-0800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian W. Lester, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 223638, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Brian W. Lester, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian W. Lester, MD had 1,236 Medicare Part D claims for 453 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.
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.