Lester Blackshear Collins, M.D. P.C.
Neurology Physician · Tyler, TX
Lester Blackshear Collins, M.D. P.C. is a neurology physician with a practice address in Tyler, Texas, and NPI 1750305710, issued on Jul 26, 2006. Check the license (Texas E4263, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lester Blackshear Collins
- Credential
- M.D. P.C.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- E4263 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1301 Doctors Dr, Tyler, TX 75701
- Phone
- (903) 595-2643
- Enumerated
- Jul 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 3, 2025
- Fax
- (923) 595-6816
- Medicaid IDs
- 120213702 TX
120213706 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040512001440); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 1975
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1301 Doctors Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Preston Harrison, M.D.Neurology Physician1184652141
Verify Lester Blackshear Collins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license E4263Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurology physician in 2024
8,547 Medicare Part D claims for 1,047 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 244 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin693 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa537 claims
- Clonazepam456 claims
- Primidone449 claims
- Nadolol370 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl231 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: $691.08
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- Christus Trinity ClinicTyler, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lester Blackshear Collins among 1,382 neurology physician records in Texas
Lester Blackshear Collins, M.D. P.C. is one of 1,382 neurology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1975 · median 2003 among the 930 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,382 neurology physician records in Texas.
All 1,382 in Texas → Every provider in Tyler → Neurology Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Emad Al Rawashdeh, MDTyler, TX 757011902435837
- Shilpa Chitnis, MDTyler, TX 757011578585337
- Stasha Gominak, MDTyler, TX 757011659486116
- Preston Harrison, M.D.Tyler, TX 757011184652141
- Wayne Hostetler, MDTyler, TX 757011487649844
- Paul Kowalski, MDTyler, TX 757011952341067
- George Plotkin, MDTyler, TX 757011184739641
- Kyna Schreiber, MDTyler, TX 757011831553668
Common questions
What is Lester Blackshear Collins, M.D. P.C.'s NPI number?
Lester Blackshear Collins, M.D. P.C.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750305710, issued on Jul 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lester Blackshear Collins, M.D. P.C. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1301 Doctors Dr, Tyler, TX, 75701. Phone: (903) 595-2643. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lester Blackshear Collins, M.D. P.C.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number E4263, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lester Blackshear Collins, M.D. P.C. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lester Blackshear Collins, M.D. P.C. had 8,547 Medicare Part D claims for 1,047 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.