Jeff Lester, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician · Watsonville, CA
Jeff Lester, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Watsonville, California, and NPI 1457436990, issued on Oct 25, 2006. Check the license (California 20A5421, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jeff Lester
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 20A5421 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 65 Aspen Way Ste 1, Watsonville, CA 95076
- Phone
- (831) 724-1164
- Enumerated
- Oct 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (831) 724-1252
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130304000551); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York College Of Osteo Medicine Of New York Institute Of Technology, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jeff Lester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A5421Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,068 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium92 claims
- Lisinopril58 claims
- Prednisone46 claims
- Losartan Potassium38 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide36 claims
- Gabapentin30 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 22.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Jeff Lester among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Jeff Lester, D.O. is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 58% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
48 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Watsonville
They are 48 of the 1,044 NPPES records with a practice address in Watsonville, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Jeff Lester, D.O.'s NPI number?
Jeff Lester, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457436990, issued on Oct 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jeff Lester, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 65 Aspen Way Ste 1, Watsonville, CA, 95076. Phone: (831) 724-1164. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jeff Lester, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A5421, 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 Jeff Lester, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jeff Lester, D.O. had 1,068 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Jeff Lester, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 22.5 of 100. 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.