David Alexander Lessman
Nephrology Physician · New York, NY
David Alexander Lessman is a nephrology physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1487813275, issued on Jun 5, 2008. Check the license (New York 253662, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Alexander Lessman
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 253662 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 177 Fort Washington Ave, New York, NY 10032
- Phone
- (212) 305-5138
- Enumerated
- Jun 5, 2008
- Record last updated
- Nov 1, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (212) 305-2843
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130814000133); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai, 2007
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 177 Fort Washington Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Darryl Abrams, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1881853406
- Benjamin AckermanRegistered Nurse1306695911
- Afua Addo, MSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1225971658
- Shady Ahmed, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1003208182
- Jane AkomeahFamily Nurse Practitioner1912618430
- Briggitte Alcivar, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1003288374
Verify David Alexander Lessman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 253662Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
2,526 Medicare Part D claims for 267 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium218 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium183 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate143 claims
- Candesartan Cilexetil91 claims
- Losartan Potassium87 claims
- Jardiance85 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: $98.61
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- The Madison Physicians, LLPNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Alexander Lessman among 1,049 nephrology physician records in New York
David Alexander Lessman is one of 1,049 nephrology physician records with a practice address in New York. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 61% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 1999 among the 764 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in New York
There are 1,049 nephrology physician records in New York.
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The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gerald Appel, M.D.New York, NY 100321306918651
- Jonathan Barasch, M.D.New York, NY 100321407903271
- David Cohen, M.D.New York, NY 100321881768158
- Russell Crew, MDNew York, NY 100321760564710
- Geoffrey Dube, M.D.New York, NY 100321750334926
- Ali Gharavi, M.D.New York, NY 100321144396268
- Donald Landry, M.D.New York, NY 100321033286273
- Sumit Mohan, MDNew York, NY 100321275682213
Common questions
What is David Alexander Lessman's NPI number?
David Alexander Lessman's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487813275, issued on Jun 5, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Alexander Lessman located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 177 Fort Washington Ave, New York, NY, 10032. Phone: (212) 305-5138. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Alexander Lessman's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 253662, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David Alexander Lessman prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Alexander Lessman had 2,526 Medicare Part D claims for 267 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.