David Gary Lester, D.D.S
Dentist · Orange, CA
David Gary Lester, D.D.S is a dentist with a practice address in Orange, California, and NPI 1265451041, issued on Jul 19, 2006. Check the license (California 37442, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Gary Lester
- Credential
- D.D.S
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 37442 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1043 E Chapman Ave, Orange, CA 92866
- Phone
- (714) 532-6711
- Enumerated
- Jul 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (714) 532-6764
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1043 E Chapman Ave
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Verify David Gary Lester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 37442Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
111 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin49 claims
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate32 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl13 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.
David Gary Lester among 14,729 dentist records in California
David Gary Lester, D.D.S is one of 14,729 dentist records with a practice address in California. 56% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 56% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 73% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
147 dentist records list a practice address in Orange
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Common questions
What is David Gary Lester, D.D.S's NPI number?
David Gary Lester, D.D.S's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265451041, issued on Jul 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Gary Lester, D.D.S located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1043 E Chapman Ave, Orange, CA, 92866. Phone: (714) 532-6711. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Gary Lester, D.D.S's license?
NPPES lists California license number 37442, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does David Gary Lester, D.D.S prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Gary Lester, D.D.S had 111 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.