Linda Lester, CNP
Nurse Practitioner · Portsmouth, OH
Linda Lester, CNP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Portsmouth, Ohio, and NPI 1548783889, issued on Jul 19, 2017. Check the license (Ohio APRN.CNP.021113, as entered in NPPES) with the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Linda Lester
- Credential
- CNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- APRN.CNP.021113 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1711 27TH St Ste 206, Portsmouth, OH 45662
- Phone
- (740) 356-8772
- Enumerated
- Jul 19, 2017
- Record last updated
- Mar 27, 2023
- Fax
- (740) 356-1264
- Medicaid IDs
- 0233824 OH
7100495100 KY - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170803003217); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Linda Lester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Ohio board licenses this profession
Search for license APRN.CNP.021113Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
375 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Sotalol60 claims
- Clopidogrel58 claims
- Prasugrel Hcl55 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium41 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate18 claims
- Furosemide17 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $292.88
34 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 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
- Somc Medical Care Foundation, Inc.Portsmouth, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Linda Lester among 4,254 nurse practitioner records in Ohio
Linda Lester, CNP is one of 4,254 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Ohio. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 48% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2018 among the 2,416 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
64 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Portsmouth
They are 64 of the 1,937 NPPES records with a practice address in Portsmouth, and 4,254 nurse practitioner records in Ohio.
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Common questions
What is Linda Lester, CNP's NPI number?
Linda Lester, CNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548783889, issued on Jul 19, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Linda Lester, CNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1711 27TH St Ste 206, Portsmouth, OH, 45662. Phone: (740) 356-8772. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Linda Lester, CNP's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number APRN.CNP.021113, as entered by the provider. Search the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Linda Lester, CNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Linda Lester, CNP had 375 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Linda Lester, CNP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.