Lester Gottesman, MD
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · New York, NY
Lester Gottesman, MD is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1215939012, issued on Aug 11, 2005. Check the license (New York 138485, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lester Gottesman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
- License number
- 138485 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 425 W 59TH St, New York, NY 10019
- Phone
- (212) 523-8417
- Enumerated
- Aug 11, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (212) 523-8186
- Medicaid ID
- 00896066 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050714000748); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lester Gottesman 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 138485Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% more Medicare Part D claims than the average colon & rectal surgery physician in 2024
230 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries, against an average of 192 among the 1,836 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 46 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf31 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen21 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl15 claims
- Diazepam11 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl11 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: $187.74
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 1,524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,468.16 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 Gottesman among 199 colon & rectal surgery physician records in New York
Lester Gottesman, MD is one of 199 colon & rectal surgery physician records with a practice address in New York. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 95% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2003 among the 159 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208C00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician providers in New York
There are 199 colon & rectal surgery physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Lester Gottesman, MD's NPI number?
Lester Gottesman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215939012, issued on Aug 11, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lester Gottesman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 425 W 59TH St, New York, NY, 10019. Phone: (212) 523-8417. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lester Gottesman, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 138485, 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 Gottesman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lester Gottesman, MD had 230 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries; the average among colon & rectal surgery physician prescribers was 192. 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.