James Scott Lester, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician · Fayetteville, NC
James Scott Lester, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and NPI 1043573322, issued on Jun 21, 2012. Check the license (North Carolina 184165, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Scott Lester
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 184165 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1601 Owen Dr, Fayetteville, NC 28304
- Phone
- (910) 678-0100
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jun 21, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151016000498); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Scott Lester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 184165Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,320 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium125 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate89 claims
- Losartan Potassium61 claims
- Lisinopril56 claims
- Ozempic49 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium44 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Fayetteville Area Health Education Foundation IncFayetteville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Scott Lester among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
James Scott Lester, D.O. is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 50% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
119 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Fayetteville
They are 119 of the 7,028 NPPES records with a practice address in Fayetteville, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is James Scott Lester, D.O.'s NPI number?
James Scott Lester, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043573322, issued on Jun 21, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Scott Lester, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1601 Owen Dr, Fayetteville, NC, 28304. Phone: (910) 678-0100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Scott Lester, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 184165, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Scott Lester, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Scott Lester, D.O. had 1,320 Medicare Part D claims for 148 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.
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.