Lester L. Porter, MD
Medical Oncology Physician · Nashville, TN
Lester L. Porter, MD is a medical oncology physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1508890286, issued on Jul 10, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 11294, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lester L. Porter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Oncology Physician 207RX0202X
- License number
- 11294 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4220 Harding Pike, Nashville, TN 37205
- Phone
- (615) 385-3751
- Enumerated
- Jul 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 10, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (615) 269-7085
- Medicaid IDs
- 64776867 KY
3185115 TN - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100324000152); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 1976
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lester L. Porter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 11294Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $19.34
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 3,343 providers of this specialty with any payment received $11,773.47 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
- Tennessee Oncology PLLCMc Minnville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lester L. Porter among 114 medical oncology physician records in Tennessee
Lester L. Porter, MD is one of 114 medical oncology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 82% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1976 · median 2000 among the 79 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RX0202X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Oncology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 114 medical oncology physician records in Tennessee.
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The 8 medical oncology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- John Hainsworth, MDNashville, TN 372031275578684
- Jeffrey Infante, MDNashville, TN 372031396848271
- Melissa Johnson, MDNashville, TN 372031821269465
- Michel Kuzur, MDNashville, TN 372071083659163
- Fernando Miranda, MDNashville, TN 372071346278165
- Nancy Peacock, MDNashville, TN 372031194751354
Common questions
What is Lester L. Porter, MD's NPI number?
Lester L. Porter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508890286, issued on Jul 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lester L. Porter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4220 Harding Pike, Nashville, TN, 37205. Phone: (615) 385-3751. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lester L. Porter, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 11294, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.