Lester C. Joern, D.D.S.
General Practice Dentistry · Saint Louis, MO
Lester C. Joern, D.D.S. is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1154404879, issued on Oct 24, 2006. Check the license (Missouri 12510, as entered in NPPES) with the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lester C. Joern
- Credential
- D.D.S.
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- 12510 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6451 Chippewa St, Saint Louis, MO 63109
- Phone
- (314) 752-7468
- Enumerated
- Oct 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (314) 752-5168
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6451 Chippewa St
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Verify Lester C. Joern in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Missouri board licenses this profession
Search for license 12510Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% more Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024
101 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin70 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl18 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: $57.35
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Align Technology, Inc. The 41,669 providers of this specialty with any payment received $597.01 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 C. Joern among 1,982 general practice dentistry records in Missouri
Lester C. Joern, D.D.S. is one of 1,982 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in Missouri. 61% 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 · 61% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
General Practice Dentistry providers in Missouri
There are 1,982 general practice dentistry records in Missouri.
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The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jason Allen, DMDSaint Louis, MO 631091972612869
- Carrie Barnhart, DDSSaint Louis, MO 631091639230204
- John Doyle, DDSSt Louis, MO 631091801959903
- Thomas Flavin, D.D.S.Saint Louis, MO 631091568465409
- Steven Hoffman, DMDSaint Louis, MO 631091346336179
- Ellis Memos, DDSSt Louis, MO 631091245340025
- Jeremy Pfeffer, D.M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631091083888648
- Melissa Rea, DDSSaint Louis, MO 631091780765263
Common questions
What is Lester C. Joern, D.D.S.'s NPI number?
Lester C. Joern, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154404879, issued on Oct 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lester C. Joern, D.D.S. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6451 Chippewa St, Saint Louis, MO, 63109. Phone: (314) 752-7468. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lester C. Joern, D.D.S.'s license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 12510, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lester C. Joern, D.D.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lester C. Joern, D.D.S. had 101 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. 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.