NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Leah Olivia Lester, FNP-C

Family Nurse Practitioner · Chattanooga, TN

Leah Olivia Lester, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1154095321, issued on Aug 2, 2021. Check the license (Tennessee 30054, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; 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
1154095321
Name
Leah Olivia Lester
Credential
FNP-C
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License numbers
30054 TN
GAA-NP000346 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2358 Lifestyle Way Ste 100, Chattanooga, TN 37421
Phone
(423) 602-2750
Enumerated
Aug 2, 2021
Record last updated
Jul 23, 2024
Fax
(423) 602-2762
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240725001264); accepts Medicare assignment
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 2358 Lifestyle Way Ste 100

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Carrie Albritton, PA-CPhysician Assistant1346985116
  2. April Bryant, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1619861002
  3. Leslie Burgess, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1871765529
  4. Leslie Casteel, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1851918841
  5. Ashleigh CatesNurse Practitioner1972161818
  6. Monica Chamberlain, NPNurse Practitioner1194099911

Verify Leah Olivia Lester in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
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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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2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

3,363 Medicare Part D claims for 300 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims. 25 claims were for opioids.

  1. Leah Lester3,363
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Lisinopril124 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium114 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium112 claims
  4. Gabapentin103 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate90 claims
  6. Omeprazole87 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: $542.28

27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Leah Lester$542.28
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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. Vascular Institute OF Chattanooga, PLLCChattanooga, TN

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

Leah Olivia Lester among 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee

Leah Olivia Lester, FNP-C is one of 9,060 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 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 2021, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 73% of these records are older, 22% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2017 among the 5,523 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

491 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Chattanooga

They are 491 of the 7,377 NPPES records with a practice address in Chattanooga, and 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Dawn Barnes, FNP-BCChattanooga, TN 374211265421655
  2. Ashley Bryant, NPChattanooga, TN 374211023197670
  3. Leslie Burgess, ARNPChattanooga, TN 374211871765529
  4. Betty Carlton, FNPChattanooga, TN 374211922074178
  5. Laura ChastainChattanooga, TN 374211043418031
  6. Gretchen Davis, APRNChattanooga, TN 374211295950434
  7. Otis Forrester, FNP-CChattanooga, TN 374211447362736
  8. Geri Gannaway, FNPChattanooga, TN 374211306892013

Common questions

What is Leah Olivia Lester, FNP-C's NPI number?

Leah Olivia Lester, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154095321, issued on Aug 2, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Leah Olivia Lester, FNP-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2358 Lifestyle Way Ste 100, Chattanooga, TN, 37421. Phone: (423) 602-2750. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Leah Olivia Lester, FNP-C's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 30054, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Leah Olivia Lester, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Leah Olivia Lester, FNP-C had 3,363 Medicare Part D claims for 300 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.