James Lesher, MD
Surgery Physician · Castro Valley, CA
James Lesher, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Castro Valley, California, and NPI 1689963118, issued on Apr 5, 2011. Check the license (California A126205, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Lesher
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- A126205 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 19845 Lake Chabot RD Ste 200, Castro Valley, CA 94546
- Phone
- (510) 538-5500
- Enumerated
- Apr 5, 2011
- Record last updated
- Feb 7, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160823002904); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Boston University School Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 19845 Lake Chabot RD Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James Lesher in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A126205Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
21 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
James Lesher among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
James Lesher, MD is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 70% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Anthony Chan, M.D.Castro Valley, CA 945461285070235
- Louise Hom, M.D.Castro Valley, CA 945461649275330
- Yoshitsugu Teramoto, MDCastro Valley, CA 945461447375076
- William Wood, M.D., M.S.Castro Valley, CA 945461821309022
- Charles Binkley, MDHayward, CA 945451124106604
- Malcolm Garfinkle, M.D.Hayward, CA 945451215125638
- Susan Heckmann, MDHayward, CA 945451851479604
- Rock Liu, MDHayward, CA 945451174601256
Common questions
What is James Lesher, MD's NPI number?
James Lesher, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689963118, issued on Apr 5, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Lesher, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 19845 Lake Chabot RD Ste 200, Castro Valley, CA, 94546. Phone: (510) 538-5500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Lesher, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A126205, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Lesher, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Lesher, MD had 21 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.