Michael Lester
Internal Medicine Physician · Nashville, TN
Michael Lester is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1255750501, issued on Apr 15, 2014. Check the license on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Lester
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- Practice location
- 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN 37232
- Phone
- (615) 322-3000
- Enumerated
- Apr 15, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Hibo Abdi, APRNNurse Practitioner1336761758
- Hodan Abdi, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1710383922
- Cecilia Abello, PA-CPhysician Assistant1760336101
- Ahad Abid, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1316500176
- Yara Aboshady, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1558998971
Verify Michael Lester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical ExaminersCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,872 Medicare Part D claims for 255 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,785 among the 127,794 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 70% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Breztri Aerosphere263 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa188 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta153 claims
- Anoro Ellipta124 claims
- Prednisone103 claims
- Azithromycin101 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 97.1 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).
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
854 internal medicine physician records list a Nashville practice address
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Common questions
What is Michael Lester's NPI number?
Michael Lester's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255750501, issued on Apr 15, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Lester located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN, 37232. Phone: (615) 322-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Lester's license?
Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Lester prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Lester had 1,872 Medicare Part D claims for 255 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 2,785. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Lester's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.