Lester G. Peters, O.D.
Optometrist · Richmond, VA
Lester G. Peters, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Richmond, Virginia, and NPI 1467554436, issued on Sep 1, 2006. Check the license (Virginia 0618000231, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lester G. Peters
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 0618000231 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5644 Brook RD, Richmond, VA 23227
- Phone
- (804) 264-2956
- Enumerated
- Sep 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 13, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (804) 264-0447
- Medicaid ID
- 9232613 VA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080506000077); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Lester G. Peters in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 0618000231Check 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 optometrist in 2024
332 Medicare Part D claims for 112 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost174 claims
- Timolol Maleate71 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth25 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate20 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: $609.01
29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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 one group practice
- Brook Run Vision CenterMechanicsville, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Virginia
There are 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia.
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- Lisa Abraham, ODAshburn, VA1477897346
- Mark Abraham, ODFalls Church, VA1508829656
- Robert Acquadro, O.D.Fredericksburg, VA1790819308
- Edwin Adair, ODClifton, VA1891905253
- Ender Adam, O.D.Springfield, VA1235193806
- Erdal Adam, ODFishersville, VA1861473050
- Dora Adamopoulos, O.D.Alexandria, VA1588641583
- Kevin Ader, ODLynchburg, VA1649708314
Common questions
What is Lester G. Peters, O.D.'s NPI number?
Lester G. Peters, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467554436, issued on Sep 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lester G. Peters, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5644 Brook RD, Richmond, VA, 23227. Phone: (804) 264-2956. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lester G. Peters, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0618000231, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lester G. Peters, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lester G. Peters, O.D. had 332 Medicare Part D claims for 112 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.