Lester W. Blair, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · New York, NY
Lester W. Blair, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1134183437, issued on Apr 13, 2006. Check the license (New York 124013-1, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lester W. Blair
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 124013-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 170 William St, New York, NY 10038
- Phone
- (212) 238-0100
- Enumerated
- Apr 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 7, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 170 William St
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- Ruth AkimotoCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1578968756
- Ariela Altschuller, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1033480298
- Dominique Alvarez, AGNP-CAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1346959160
Verify Lester W. Blair in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 124013-1Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
32% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
1,876 Medicare Part D claims for 300 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 74% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa343 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta307 claims
- Anoro Ellipta214 claims
- Breztri Aerosphere87 claims
- Montelukast Sodium72 claims
- Arnuity Ellipta68 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): 100 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $31.77
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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.
Lester W. Blair among 1,230 pulmonary disease physician records in New York
Lester W. Blair, M.D. is one of 1,230 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in New York. 87% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 77% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Lester W. Blair, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lester W. Blair, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134183437, issued on Apr 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lester W. Blair, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 170 William St, New York, NY, 10038. Phone: (212) 238-0100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lester W. Blair, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 124013-1, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lester W. Blair, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lester W. Blair, M.D. had 1,876 Medicare Part D claims for 300 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lester W. Blair, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.