Lester R. Sauvage, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Seattle, WA
Lester R. Sauvage, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Seattle, Washington, and NPI 1013904887, issued on Oct 5, 2005. Check the license (Washington MD00027752, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lester R. Sauvage
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD00027752 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 515 Minor Ave, Seattle, WA 98104
- Phone
- (206) 386-9500
- Enumerated
- Oct 5, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (206) 386-9605
- Medicaid ID
- 8122566 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060818000479); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Saint Louis University School Of Medicine, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lester R. Sauvage in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD00027752Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
6,059 Medicare Part D claims for 266 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. 211 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium371 claims
- Furosemide270 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium250 claims
- Eliquis246 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate208 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate186 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 19.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $100.00
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, 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 3 group practices
- John H Addison MD PSMercer Island, WA
- Select Outpatient Services IncGlenview, IL
- Select Rehabilitation, LLCGlenview, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lester R. Sauvage among 3,079 internal medicine physician records in Washington
Lester R. Sauvage, MD is one of 3,079 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Washington. 75% 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, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2006 among the 1,852 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Lester R. Sauvage, MD's NPI number?
Lester R. Sauvage, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013904887, issued on Oct 5, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lester R. Sauvage, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 515 Minor Ave, Seattle, WA, 98104. Phone: (206) 386-9500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lester R. Sauvage, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD00027752, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lester R. Sauvage, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lester R. Sauvage, MD had 6,059 Medicare Part D claims for 266 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lester R. Sauvage, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 19.8 of 100. 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.