Lester Simon Garfinkel, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Studio City, CA
Lester Simon Garfinkel, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Studio City, California, and NPI 1407135817, issued on Aug 16, 2011. Check the license (California C50067, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lester Simon Garfinkel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- C50067 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11836 Moorpark St, Studio City, CA 91604
- Phone
- (818) 760-2332
- Enumerated
- Aug 16, 2011
- Record last updated
- Aug 16, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lester Simon Garfinkel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C50067Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
100% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
13 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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 Simon Garfinkel among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Lester Simon Garfinkel, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 66% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 66% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2011 · 61% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Studio City
They are 7 of the 597 NPPES records with a practice address in Studio City, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Lester Simon Garfinkel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lester Simon Garfinkel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407135817, issued on Aug 16, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lester Simon Garfinkel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11836 Moorpark St, Studio City, CA, 91604. Phone: (818) 760-2332. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lester Simon Garfinkel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number C50067, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lester Simon Garfinkel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lester Simon Garfinkel, M.D. had 13 Medicare Part D claims; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.