Lester N. Fogelsanger, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Philadelphia, PA
Lester N. Fogelsanger, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1881785442, issued on Sep 27, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD427836, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lester N. Fogelsanger
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- MD427836 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1810 Liacouras Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19122
- Phone
- (215) 204-7276
- Enumerated
- Sep 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 30, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (215) 204-5419
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100810001038); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Temple University School Of Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lester N. Fogelsanger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD427836Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
768 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lorazepam95 claims
- Clonazepam62 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl47 claims
- Clozapine35 claims
- Sertraline Hcl33 claims
- Lamotrigine31 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.
Lester N. Fogelsanger among 2,662 psychiatry physician records in Pennsylvania
Lester N. Fogelsanger, M.D. is one of 2,662 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2003 among the 1,186 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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 2084P0800X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
727 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Philadelphia
They are 727 of the 42,849 NPPES records with a practice address in Philadelphia, and 2,662 psychiatry physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Lester N. Fogelsanger, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lester N. Fogelsanger, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881785442, issued on Sep 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lester N. Fogelsanger, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1810 Liacouras Walk, Philadelphia, PA, 19122. Phone: (215) 204-7276. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lester N. Fogelsanger, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD427836, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lester N. Fogelsanger, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lester N. Fogelsanger, M.D. had 768 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.