Lester Edward Potempa, DO
Psychiatry Physician · Southfield, MI
Lester Edward Potempa, DO is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Southfield, Michigan, and NPI 1164422283, issued on Jul 29, 2005. Check the license (Michigan 5101009556, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lester Edward Potempa
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 5101009556 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 22255 Greenfield RD, Southfield, MI 48075
- Phone
- (248) 849-3301
- Enumerated
- Jul 29, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 24, 2026
- Fax
- (248) 849-5378
- Medicaid ID
- 434835911 MI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100112000089); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Des Moines University Of Osteopathic Medicine And Health Sciences, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 22255 Greenfield RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Lester Edward Potempa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 5101009556Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
122 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Henry Ford Health Providence HospitalSouthfield, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lester Edward Potempa among 1,729 psychiatry physician records in Michigan
Lester Edward Potempa, DO is one of 1,729 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 69% 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, 96% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 48% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2005 among the 828 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Michigan
There are 1,729 psychiatry physician records in Michigan.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Farhad Amiri, DOSouthfield, MI 480751154703361
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- Debra Hollander, MDSouthfield, MI 480751760480826
- Augusto Jamora, MDSouthfield, MI 480751720001613
- Thomas Park, M.D.Southfield, MI 480751629169412
- Ellen Rotblatt, MDSouthfield, MI 480751437119872
- Jarrett Schroeder, M.D.Southfield, MI 480751427048024
- Samreen Shah, MDSouthfield, MI 480751811287584
Common questions
What is Lester Edward Potempa, DO's NPI number?
Lester Edward Potempa, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164422283, issued on Jul 29, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lester Edward Potempa, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 22255 Greenfield RD, Southfield, MI, 48075. Phone: (248) 849-3301. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lester Edward Potempa, DO's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 5101009556, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lester Edward Potempa, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lester Edward Potempa, DO had 122 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lester Edward Potempa, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.