NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Catherine A. Lesson, NP PSYCHIATRY

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Latham, NY

Catherine A. Lesson, NP PSYCHIATRY is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Latham, New York, and NPI 1568846806, issued on Jul 16, 2015. Check the license (New York 401831, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1568846806
Name
Catherine A. Lesson
Credential
NP PSYCHIATRY
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License number
401831 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1205 Troy Schenectady RD Ste 101, Latham, NY 12110
Phone
(518) 348-3176
Enumerated
Jul 16, 2015
Record last updated
Oct 25, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160421000812); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 1205 Troy Schenectady RD Ste 101

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Mara Buchanan, P.A.Physician Assistant1003860339
  2. Lauren Cabana, PAPhysician Assistant1003190802
  3. Pamela CaseyAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1831598051
  4. Jeannine CoxFamily Nurse Practitioner1619641081
  5. Abigail Crawshaw, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1457463473
  6. Douglas Czaplicki, R.PA.-CPhysician Assistant1700861549

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
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  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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64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

326 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Catherine Lesson326
  2. Specialty average906

Most prescribed

  1. Bupropion Xl25 claims
  2. Venlafaxine Hcl Er24 claims
  3. Buspirone Hcl22 claims
  4. Clonazepam17 claims
  5. Mirtazapine16 claims
  6. Escitalopram Oxalate15 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: $330.99

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Catherine Lesson$330.99
  2. Specialty average$1,027.77

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

  1. Valera Medical PCBrooklyn, NY

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

Catherine A. Lesson among 4,129 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in New York

Catherine A. Lesson, NP PSYCHIATRY is one of 4,129 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in New York. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 35% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 35% of these records are older, 62% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2021 among the 1,914 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

13 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Latham

They are 13 of the 1,064 NPPES records with a practice address in Latham, and 4,129 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in New York.

The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Loretta Brzac, MSN, PMHNP-BCLatham, NY 121101891235602
  2. Jessica Halse, NPPLatham, NY 121101194081489
  3. Rachel Hart, MSN, PMHNP-BCLatham, NY 121101376270777
  4. Anita Lopes, PMHNPLatham, NY 121101275231110
  5. Linda MensahLatham, NY 121101982926176
  6. Alexander Nicholson, NPPLatham, NY 121101669737466
  7. Lisa Oberg, N.P.P.Latham, NY 121101174723779
  8. Laurie Pollard, NPLatham, NY 121101437608064

Common questions

What is Catherine A. Lesson, NP PSYCHIATRY's NPI number?

Catherine A. Lesson, NP PSYCHIATRY's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568846806, issued on Jul 16, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Catherine A. Lesson, NP PSYCHIATRY located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1205 Troy Schenectady RD Ste 101, Latham, NY, 12110. Phone: (518) 348-3176. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Catherine A. Lesson, NP PSYCHIATRY's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 401831, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Catherine A. Lesson, NP PSYCHIATRY prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Catherine A. Lesson, NP PSYCHIATRY had 326 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.