Melissa Marie Lester, O.D.
Optometrist · Fort Defiance, AZ
Melissa Marie Lester, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Fort Defiance, Arizona, and NPI 1164864534, issued on Jul 25, 2013. Check the license with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Marie Lester
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 3000 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Corner OF Route N12 And N7, Fort Defiance, AZ 86504
- Phone
- (928) 729-8929
- Enumerated
- Jul 25, 2013
- Record last updated
- Oct 2, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140128000075); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California - School Of Optometry, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at Corner OF Route N12 And N7
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Verify Melissa Marie Lester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
63 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost24 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): 55.7 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Dhhs Phs Naihs Shiprock HospitalTeecnospos, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Marie Lester among 1,336 optometrist records in Arizona
Melissa Marie Lester, O.D. is one of 1,336 optometrist records with a practice address in Arizona. 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 2013, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 61% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2010 among the 746 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
14 optometrist records list a practice address in Fort Defiance
They are 14 of the 590 NPPES records with a practice address in Fort Defiance, and 1,336 optometrist records in Arizona.
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- Michelle Marie Mijares, O.D.Fort Defiance, AZ 865041861807380
- Beth Morgan, O.D.Fort Defiance, AZ 865041447460225
- Mitchell Nass, O.D.Fort Defiance, AZ 865041609936558
Common questions
What is Melissa Marie Lester, O.D.'s NPI number?
Melissa Marie Lester, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164864534, issued on Jul 25, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Marie Lester, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Corner OF Route N12 And N7, Fort Defiance, AZ, 86504. Phone: (928) 729-8929. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Marie Lester, O.D.'s license?
Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Marie Lester, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Marie Lester, O.D. had 63 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melissa Marie Lester, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 55.7 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.