NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lester James Yen, M.D.

Plastic Surgery Physician · West Des Moines, IA

Lester James Yen, M.D. is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in West Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1568458396, issued on Sep 27, 2005. Check the license (Iowa MD-28656, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of 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
1568458396
Name
Lester James Yen
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
License number
MD-28656 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5950 University Ave, West Des Moines, IA 50266
Phone
(515) 875-9744
Enumerated
Sep 27, 2005
Record last updated
Jan 11, 2024
Fax
(515) 875-9765
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040319001353); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, Davis School Of Medicine, 1985
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 ordersIowa Board of 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 plastic surgery physician in 2024

142 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries, against an average of 93 among the 3,527 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 58 claims were for opioids.

  1. Lester Yen142
  2. Specialty average93

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin42 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen37 claims
  3. Oxycodone Hcl13 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: $2,849.69

18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Lester Yen$2,849.69
  2. Specialty average$5,316.31

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Lester James Yen among 30 plastic surgery physician records in Iowa

Lester James Yen, M.D. is one of 30 plastic surgery physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 77% 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, 77% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated1985 · median 2007 among the 18 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208200000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Plastic Surgery Physician providers in Iowa

There are 30 plastic surgery physician records in Iowa.

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The 8 plastic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lee Abramsohn, D.O.West Des Moines, IA 502661518070150
  2. Catherine Coyne, MDWest Des Moines, IA 502661275064172
  3. John Ganske, M.D.West Des Moines, IA 502661316926181
  4. Konstantinos Lekkas, M.D.West Des Moines, IA 502661093700106
  5. Douglas Parks, M.D.West Des Moines, IA 502661689713307
  6. Mark Reece, M.D.West Des Moines, IA 502661518953439
  7. David Robbins, M.D., D.D.S.West Des Moines, IA 502661245219120
  8. Maria Steil, M.D.West Des Moines, IA 502661942707765

Common questions

What is Lester James Yen, M.D.'s NPI number?

Lester James Yen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568458396, issued on Sep 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lester James Yen, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5950 University Ave, West Des Moines, IA, 50266. Phone: (515) 875-9744. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lester James Yen, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number MD-28656, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Lester James Yen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lester James Yen, M.D. had 142 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries; the average among plastic surgery physician prescribers was 93. 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.

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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.