Frank Martin Lester, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Mobile, AL
Frank Martin Lester, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Mobile, Alabama, and NPI 1871541482, issued on May 5, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 3282, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Frank Martin Lester
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 3282 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1700 Springhill Ave, Mobile, AL 36604
- Phone
- (251) 435-1200
- Enumerated
- May 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 8, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (251) 435-6357
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100304000474); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Frank Martin Lester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 3282Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
13,217 Medicare Part D claims for 700 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 679 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium648 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium598 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium541 claims
- Pravastatin Sodium384 claims
- Losartan Potassium367 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate361 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): 83.9 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $287.04
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Imc-Diagnostic And Medical Clinic LLCMobile, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Frank Martin Lester among 311 cardiovascular disease physician records in Alabama
Frank Martin Lester, M.D. is one of 311 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 86% 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 21% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 21% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1963 · median 1995 among the 221 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Alabama
There are 311 cardiovascular disease physician records in Alabama.
All 311 in Alabama → Every provider in Mobile → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- George Eyrich, M.D.Mobile, AL 366041962493171
- Patrick Murphy, M.D.Mobile, AL 366041336130541
- J O'Dowd, MDMobile, AL 366041821089038
- Hercules Panayiotou, M.D.Mobile, AL 366041609822162
- David Shaw, M.D.Mobile, AL 366041336120419
- Christopher Brown, MDMobile, AL 366081982685640
- Ralph Buckley, MDMobile, AL 366081043266281
- Luther Cave, MDMobile, AL 366081831142264
Common questions
What is Frank Martin Lester, M.D.'s NPI number?
Frank Martin Lester, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871541482, issued on May 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Frank Martin Lester, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1700 Springhill Ave, Mobile, AL, 36604. Phone: (251) 435-1200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Frank Martin Lester, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 3282, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Frank Martin Lester, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Frank Martin Lester, M.D. had 13,217 Medicare Part D claims for 700 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Frank Martin Lester, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.9 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.