David M. Lessens, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Madison, WI
David M. Lessens, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Madison, Wisconsin, and NPI 1710111398, issued on May 11, 2009. Check the license (Wisconsin 55024, as entered in NPPES) on the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David M. Lessens
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 55024 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5618 Odana Road, Madison, WI 53719
- Phone
- (608) 274-1100
- Enumerated
- May 11, 2009
- Record last updated
- Sep 10, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (608) 274-0310
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140206001309); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David M. Lessens in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWisconsin Medical Examining Board
Search for license 55024Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,482 Medicare Part D claims for 114 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 52 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium201 claims
- Losartan Potassium163 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate144 claims
- Omeprazole101 claims
- Ozempic101 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl67 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.1 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Alaska Native Tribal Health ConsortiumAnchorage, AK
- Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association IncAnchorage, AK
- Southcentral FoundationWasilla, AK
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David M. Lessens among 3,765 family medicine physician records in Wisconsin
David M. Lessens, MD is one of 3,765 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 63% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2007 among the 2,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Wisconsin practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
284 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Madison
They are 284 of the 15,014 NPPES records with a practice address in Madison, and 3,765 family medicine physician records in Wisconsin.
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Common questions
What is David M. Lessens, MD's NPI number?
David M. Lessens, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710111398, issued on May 11, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David M. Lessens, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5618 Odana Road, Madison, WI, 53719. Phone: (608) 274-1100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David M. Lessens, MD's license?
NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 55024, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board at https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/BoardsCouncils/MEB/Default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David M. Lessens, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David M. Lessens, MD had 2,482 Medicare Part D claims for 114 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David M. Lessens, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.1 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.
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.