Lexine Lesser Yurcho, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Santa Barbara, CA
Lexine Lesser Yurcho, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1740572908, issued on May 6, 2011. Check the license (California A127253, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lexine Lesser Yurcho
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- A127253 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 216 W Pueblo St Ste A, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
- Phone
- (805) 730-1470
- Enumerated
- May 6, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Fax
- (805) 730-1473
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170830003947); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 216 W Pueblo St Ste A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Lexine Lesser Yurcho in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A127253Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
162 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf63 claims
- Metronidazole22 claims
- Neomycin Sulfate20 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen17 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): 85.4 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: $48.95
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Axonics, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 one group practice
- Cottage Medical FoundationSanta Barbara, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lexine Lesser Yurcho among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
Lexine Lesser Yurcho, M.D. is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2011, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 70% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Lexine Lesser Yurcho, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lexine Lesser Yurcho, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740572908, issued on May 6, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lexine Lesser Yurcho, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 216 W Pueblo St Ste A, Santa Barbara, CA, 93105. Phone: (805) 730-1470. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lexine Lesser Yurcho, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A127253, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lexine Lesser Yurcho, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lexine Lesser Yurcho, M.D. had 162 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lexine Lesser Yurcho, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.4 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.