Lester Nacario Castaneros, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · West Chester, OH
Lester Nacario Castaneros, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in West Chester, Ohio, and NPI 1952694622, issued on May 27, 2011. Check the license (Ohio 57.016331, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lester Nacario Castaneros
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 57.016331 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7700 University Drive, West Chester, OH 45069
- Phone
- (513) 558-5281
- Enumerated
- May 27, 2011
- Record last updated
- Sep 10, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120912000365); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lester Nacario Castaneros in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 57.016331Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
237 Medicare Part D claims for 104 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Entresto14 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate12 claims
- Furosemide12 claims
- Atenolol11 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium11 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): 78.8 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 one group practice
- University OF Cincinnati Physicians Company LLCCincinnati, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lester Nacario Castaneros among 5,277 internal medicine physician records in Ohio
Lester Nacario Castaneros, M.D. is one of 5,277 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 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 2011, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 60% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2006 among the 3,414 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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 207R00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
25 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in West Chester
They are 25 of the 1,963 NPPES records with a practice address in West Chester, and 5,277 internal medicine physician records in Ohio.
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Common questions
What is Lester Nacario Castaneros, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lester Nacario Castaneros, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952694622, issued on May 27, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lester Nacario Castaneros, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7700 University Drive, West Chester, OH, 45069. Phone: (513) 558-5281. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lester Nacario Castaneros, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 57.016331, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lester Nacario Castaneros, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lester Nacario Castaneros, M.D. had 237 Medicare Part D claims for 104 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lester Nacario Castaneros, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.8 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.