NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Specialist NPI 1710943220 M.D.
Verify on CMS → Lester Raff, M.D.
Specialist in Westchester, Illinois.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 69,567 in Specialist, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
MIPS score
75/100
CMS neutral threshold · no category scores published
Industry payments
$29.14
1 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
Lester Raff, M.D. carries the neutral CMS MIPS final score of 75/100, assigned where no category was scored.
- 75/100
- CMS neutral score · not measured
- $29.14
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
- #39
- Specialist rank among Illinois specialties
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Lester Raff, M.D.
Active federal NPI registry listing — verify license, disciplinary history, and board certification with official sources before relying on this profile.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1710943220), first enumerated 04/24/2006.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Not in federal data
Medicare Part D participation
No 2023 Medicare Part D prescribing volume appears in the CMS public file for this NPI (may reflect specialty, new enrollment, or non-prescribing role).
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
CMS assigned a neutral MIPS final score of 75/100 where no performance category was scored — not a measured quality rank.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$29.14 in reported industry payments (1 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- State context
State board disciplinary context
Illinois statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Lester Raff, M.D.'s individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: IDFPR annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.
Source: State medical board / FSMB
This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.
CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1710943220 · Specialist
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MEGA · MIPS-NEUTRAL · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1710943220
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-MEGA 70K Specialist
- MIPS-NEUTRAL 75/100
- BOOK-LIGHT 1,419 in Illinois
- PHOTO-ENUM Christopher McLaughl… · 2006
What does the federal data show about Lester Raff, M.D.?
CMS neutral score, not measuredPrimary specialty
Specialist
MIPS final score
75/100
Specialty distribution in Illinois
How Specialist compares to other specialties among Illinois providers
MIPS score not measured
CMS assigned a neutral 75/100 threshold
CMS did not publish any Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, or Improvement Activities category score for this clinician. This administrative threshold is not comparable with the national average of clinicians whose MIPS score was measured.
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1710943220 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Specialist |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 04/24/2006 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
75
Final Score
CMS neutral threshold · not measured
Reporting: Group practice
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Lester Raff, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$29
Largest payer
Tempus AI, Inc
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - Illinois IDFPR 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~42K Illinois medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Lester Raff, M.D.. To verify Lester Raff, M.D.'s current license status, search the IDFPR public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
106
Total board actions, Illinois 2023
Across 103 cases
2.52
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Illinois statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
38 cases
IDFPR publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Illinois disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Specialist Overview
How Lester Raff, M.D. fits within the Specialist landscape nationally.
69,567
Specialist Providers in US
55
States with Specialist
1,524
Avg Claims per Provider
Nationwide Specialist peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Raff, both outside Illinois so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (75 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Specialist Providers in Illinois
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Illinois, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Raff.
One of 1,419 Specialist providers enrolled in Illinois, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Sandra . Drewes
MD
Winfield, IL
Laketa Aaron
Bellwood, IL
Carrie Abbott-Walk
M.ED, DT
Dekalb, IL
Dr. Suhair Abdel-Jalil
MD
Evanston, IL
Dr. Babak Abdollahshamshirsaz
M.D.
Chicago, IL
Compare Specialist nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Lester Raff, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Lester Raff, M.D. specializes in Specialist and practices in Westchester, Illinois. Credentials: M.D..
What is Lester Raff, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Lester Raff, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 75/100. CMS published no Quality, Promoting Interoperability, Improvement Activity or Cost score for this clinician, so the final score is the neutral performance threshold CMS assigns rather than a measured result. The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Lester Raff, M.D. located? ▼
Lester Raff, M.D. is located at 2225 ENTERPRISE DR, Westchester, IL, 60154. Phone: (708) 486-0076.
What is Lester Raff, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Lester Raff, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710943220, issued on 04/24/2006.
How many Specialist providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 69,567 Specialist providers across 55 states in the US. The average Specialist provider writes 1,524 Medicare Part D claims per year.
Does Lester Raff, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Lester Raff, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Lester Raff, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Lester Raff, M.D.'s NPI is 1710943220 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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