NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lester S. Shoap, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Chestnut Hill, MA

Lester S. Shoap, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, and NPI 1730158684, issued on Mar 14, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 47018, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1730158684
Name
Lester S. Shoap
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
47018 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
200 Boylston St Ste 101, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Phone
(617) 278-8640
Enumerated
Mar 14, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 9, 2023
Fax
(617) 278-8650
Medicaid ID
0128163 MA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050922000718); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Temple University School Of Medicine, 1974
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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53% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

4,873 Medicare Part D claims for 468 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 87 claims were for opioids.

  1. Lester Shoap4,873
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium390 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate388 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium330 claims
  4. Lisinopril263 claims
  5. Metoprolol Succinate177 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium168 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: $454.09

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novus Surgical Consultants. 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.

  1. Lester Shoap$454.09
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Medical Care OF Boston Management CorporationChestnut Hill, MA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Lester S. Shoap among 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts

Lester S. Shoap, MD is one of 6,825 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated1974 · median 2004 among the 4,103 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 64% 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 Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

65 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Chestnut Hill

They are 65 of the 772 NPPES records with a practice address in Chestnut Hill, and 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. George Alliegro, MDChestnut Hill, MA 024671548226293
  2. Edith Braun, M.D.Chestnut Hill, MA 024671538130422
  3. Elizabeth Dupuis, M.D.Chestnut Hill, MA 024671255317061
  4. Thomas Faldetta, M.D.Chestnut Hill, MA 024671740254465
  5. Harold Greenspan, M.D.Chestnut Hill, MA 024671457326076
  6. Karin Hjalmarson, MDChestnut Hill, MA 024671811987225
  7. Laurie Katzman, MDChestnut Hill, MA 024671881650125
  8. Lilian Mahrokhian, MDChestnut Hill, MA 024671679568679

Common questions

What is Lester S. Shoap, MD's NPI number?

Lester S. Shoap, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730158684, issued on Mar 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lester S. Shoap, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Boylston St Ste 101, Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467. Phone: (617) 278-8640. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lester S. Shoap, MD's license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 47018, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Lester S. Shoap, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lester S. Shoap, MD had 4,873 Medicare Part D claims for 468 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.