Erica Lester, MD
Surgery Physician · Chicago, IL
Erica Lester, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1316421324, issued on Sep 17, 2018. Check the license (Illinois 036.146268, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Erica Lester
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 036.146268 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- John H Stroger, Chicago, IL 60612
- Phone
- (312) 864-6000
- Enumerated
- Sep 17, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jun 26, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Erica Lester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036.146268Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $129.83
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
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Common questions
What is Erica Lester, MD's NPI number?
Erica Lester, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316421324, issued on Sep 17, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Erica Lester, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at John H Stroger, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (312) 864-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Erica Lester, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.146268, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.