Lester T. Johnston, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Washington, GA
Lester T. Johnston, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Washington, Georgia, and NPI 1518975754, issued on Aug 3, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 055605, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lester T. Johnston
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 055605 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 212 Hospital Dr, Washington, GA 30673
- Phone
- (706) 678-6944
- Enumerated
- Aug 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 24, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (706) 678-6945
- Medicaid IDs
- 102740825G GA
102740825H GA
G55605 SC
102740825I GA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050701000064); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 212 Hospital Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Payton Brown, PA-CPhysician Assistant1265043368
- Jessica Cofer, LCSWClinical Social Worker1962809525
- Lee Dinning, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1770945628
- Jacob Evansun, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1770281784
- Patricia Lowe, P.A.Physician Assistant1134310998
- Michelle Mason-Woodard, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1104818806
Verify Lester T. Johnston in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 055605Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
12,792 Medicare Part D claims for 634 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 235 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate641 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium593 claims
- Gabapentin501 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate396 claims
- Jardiance381 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl341 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: $296.70
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 2 group practices
- Hospital Authority OF Wilkes CountyWashington, GA
- Wills Memorial Emergency Medical Services, LLCWashington, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
3 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Washington
They are 3 of the 39 NPPES records with a practice address in Washington, and 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia.
All 3 in Washington → All 3,911 in Georgia → Every provider in Washington →
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Common questions
What is Lester T. Johnston, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lester T. Johnston, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518975754, issued on Aug 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lester T. Johnston, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 212 Hospital Dr, Washington, GA, 30673. Phone: (706) 678-6944. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lester T. Johnston, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 055605, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lester T. Johnston, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lester T. Johnston, M.D. had 12,792 Medicare Part D claims for 634 beneficiaries; 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.