Lehem Besera, NP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner · Silver Spring, MD
Lehem Besera, NP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Silver Spring, Maryland, and NPI 1316301708, issued on Apr 11, 2016. Check the license (Maryland R222720, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lehem Besera
- Credential
- NP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- R222720 MD
NP500002240 DC
LG-0011987 DE
APRN11018331 FL
53-80988-111 KS
and 7 more
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12000 Cherry Hill RD, Silver Spring, MD 20904
- Phone
- (866) 389-2727
- Enumerated
- Apr 11, 2016
- Record last updated
- Nov 14, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170309001909); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lehem Besera in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
Search for license R222720Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
111 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass13 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): 88.8 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).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- MC Medical Group OF DC, PCWashington, DC
- Minuteclinic LLCRockville, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lehem Besera among 4,124 family nurse practitioner records in Maryland
Lehem Besera, NP-C is one of 4,124 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Maryland. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 33% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 33% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2019 among the 2,370 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 41% 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 Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
151 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Silver Spring
They are 151 of the 6,531 NPPES records with a practice address in Silver Spring, and 4,124 family nurse practitioner records in Maryland.
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Common questions
What is Lehem Besera, NP-C's NPI number?
Lehem Besera, NP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316301708, issued on Apr 11, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lehem Besera, NP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12000 Cherry Hill RD, Silver Spring, MD, 20904. Phone: (866) 389-2727. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lehem Besera, NP-C's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number R222720, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lehem Besera, NP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lehem Besera, NP-C had 111 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lehem Besera, NP-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.8 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.