NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lester James Willis, DNP, PMHNP-BC

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Atascadero, CA

Lester James Willis, DNP, PMHNP-BC is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Atascadero, California, and NPI 1306482344, issued on Nov 25, 2019. Check the license (California 95011983, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; 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
1306482344
Name
Lester James Willis
Credential
DNP, PMHNP-BC
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License number
95011983 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
10333 EL Camino Real, Atascadero, CA 93422
Phone
(805) 468-2000
Enumerated
Nov 25, 2019
Record last updated
Dec 3, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200109002830); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Also registered at 10333 EL Camino Real

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Joseph Abrahamson, MDForensic Psychiatry Physician1750309423
  2. Ajibade Adeladan, MDPsychiatry Physician1013178763
  3. Henry Ahlstrom, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1619945870
  4. Moghees AhmedPsychiatry Physician1124333125
  5. Hossein Akhavan, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1871779942
  6. Paula Aloi, PSYDClinical Psychologist1306134630

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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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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54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

421 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.

  1. Lester Willis421
  2. Specialty average906

Most prescribed

  1. Lorazepam44 claims
  2. Clonazepam37 claims
  3. Trazodone Hcl28 claims
  4. Alprazolam26 claims
  5. Bupropion Xl25 claims
  6. Diazepam23 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: $27.86

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alkermes, Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Lester Willis$27.86
  2. Specialty average$1,027.77

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. Central Coast Behavioral Health IncArroyo Grande, CA

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

Lester James Willis among 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in California

Lester James Willis, DNP, PMHNP-BC is one of 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 62% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 35% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 35% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2021 among the 1,965 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 16% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

11 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Atascadero

They are 11 of the 992 NPPES records with a practice address in Atascadero, and 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in California.

The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Shelley BaileyAtascadero, CA 934221619527496
  2. April Cathaway, PMHNP-CAtascadero, CA 934221205651197
  3. Joni Gardner, NPAtascadero, CA 934221295928513
  4. Lourie Jordan, PMHNP-BCAtascadero, CA 934221396361515
  5. Dorothy Orlando, PMHNP-BCAtascadero, CA 934221235574054
  6. Courtney RayAtascadero, CA 934221932903622
  7. Gizella Raymond, N.P., R.N.Atascadero, CA 934221003016841
  8. Dawn Santos, PMHNPAtascadero, CA 934221881629749

Common questions

What is Lester James Willis, DNP, PMHNP-BC's NPI number?

Lester James Willis, DNP, PMHNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306482344, issued on Nov 25, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lester James Willis, DNP, PMHNP-BC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10333 EL Camino Real, Atascadero, CA, 93422. Phone: (805) 468-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lester James Willis, DNP, PMHNP-BC's license?

NPPES lists California license number 95011983, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Lester James Willis, DNP, PMHNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lester James Willis, DNP, PMHNP-BC had 421 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.