Lester H. Bakos, DDS
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) · Morgantown, WV
Lester H. Bakos, DDS is an oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) with a practice address in Morgantown, West Virginia, and NPI 1740362243, issued on Oct 20, 2006. Check the license (West Virginia 1987, as entered in NPPES) with the West Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lester H. Bakos
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) 1223S0112X
- License number
- 1987 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Med Center Drive, Morgantown, WV 26506
- Phone
- (304) 293-2240
- Enumerated
- Oct 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 1, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (304) 293-7646
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120210000721); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- West Virginia University School Of Medicine, 1972
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records → All 41 in West Virginia → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1 Med Center Drive
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Lester H. Bakos in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich West Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 1987Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $191.56
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 4,075 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,077.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- West Virginia University Dental CorporationMorgantown, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lester H. Bakos among 41 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records in West Virginia
Lester H. Bakos, DDS is one of 41 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records with a practice address in West Virginia. 63% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 63% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 20% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223S0112X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) providers in West Virginia
There are 41 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records in West Virginia.
All 41 in West Virginia → Every provider in Morgantown → Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) nationwide →
The 8 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William BlackMorgantown, WV 265061194255620
- Bryan Weaver, DDS,MDMorgantown, WV 265061508949058
- James Bryant, DMDMorgantown, WV 265051326122797
- Christopher Chambers, DDSMorgantown, WV 265051093036782
- William Myer, D.M.D.Morgantown, WV 265051598832941
- Thaddus Rusiecki, D.D.S. PLLCMorgantown, WV 265051437184496
- John Carson, DDSMorgantown, WV 265081811032071
- David Stahr, DDSFairmont, WV 265541881853356
Common questions
What is Lester H. Bakos, DDS's NPI number?
Lester H. Bakos, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740362243, issued on Oct 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lester H. Bakos, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Med Center Drive, Morgantown, WV, 26506. Phone: (304) 293-2240. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lester H. Bakos, DDS's license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number 1987, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.