NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Folashade F. Lester, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Plano, TX

Folashade F. Lester, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Plano, Texas, and NPI 1730279704, issued on Oct 13, 2006. Check the license (Texas L2985, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; 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
1730279704
Name
Folashade F. Lester
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
L2985 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5655 West Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano, TX 75024
Phone
(972) 599-9600
Enumerated
Oct 13, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 18, 2026
Fax
(972) 599-9696
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040729001619); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Meharry Medical College School Of Medicine, 1998
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 5655 West Spring Creek Pkwy

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Verify Folashade F. Lester in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

2,313 Medicare Part D claims for 238 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Folashade Lester2,313
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium138 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate134 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium109 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium109 claims
  5. Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide98 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl Er84 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: $1,107.26

42 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Folashade Lester$1,107.26
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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. Catalyst Physician Group - Ntx, PLLCPlano, TX

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

Folashade F. Lester among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas

Folashade F. Lester, M.D. is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 51% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

138 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Plano

They are 138 of the 7,271 NPPES records with a practice address in Plano, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.

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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Eduardo Aguirre, DOPlano, TX 750241730157991
  2. Cory Costello, M.D.Plano, TX 750241861560138
  3. Gregory Ennis, MDPlano, TX 750241043255615
  4. Abel Garduno, M.D.Plano, TX 750241336184787
  5. Ansuya Kumar, MDPlano, TX 750241477588069
  6. Yan Li, M.D., PH.D.Plano, TX 750241619932076
  7. Harinineeraja Meda, M.D.,Plano, TX 750241215987326
  8. John Moon, M.D.Plano, TX 750241417912833

Common questions

What is Folashade F. Lester, M.D.'s NPI number?

Folashade F. Lester, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730279704, issued on Oct 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Folashade F. Lester, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5655 West Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano, TX, 75024. Phone: (972) 599-9600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Folashade F. Lester, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number L2985, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Folashade F. Lester, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Folashade F. Lester, M.D. had 2,313 Medicare Part D claims for 238 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.

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