Nigel Christopher Lester, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Saint Louis, MO
Nigel Christopher Lester, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1790106896, issued on Dec 17, 2013. Check the license (Missouri 2013021794, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nigel Christopher Lester
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 2013021794 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4940 Childrens PL, Saint Louis, MO 63110
- Phone
- (314) 286-1700
- Enumerated
- Dec 17, 2013
- Record last updated
- Mar 1, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (314) 286-1799
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nigel Christopher Lester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 2013021794Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
20 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Methylphenidate Er12 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.
Nigel Christopher Lester among 965 psychiatry physician records in Missouri
Nigel Christopher Lester, MD is one of 965 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 73% 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 64% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 64% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 49% of these records are
- Record last updated2016 · 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 2084P0800X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Missouri
There are 965 psychiatry physician records in Missouri.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Laura Bierut, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101750307070
- Kevin Black, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101558389007
- Claude Cloninger, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101457379877
- Charles Conway, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101497771356
- Nuri Farber, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101487672804
- Melissa Harbit, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101295751410
- Michael Jarvis, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101801814223
- Eric Lenze, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101619941846
Common questions
What is Nigel Christopher Lester, MD's NPI number?
Nigel Christopher Lester, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790106896, issued on Dec 17, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nigel Christopher Lester, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4940 Childrens PL, Saint Louis, MO, 63110. Phone: (314) 286-1700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nigel Christopher Lester, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2013021794, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nigel Christopher Lester, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nigel Christopher Lester, MD had 20 Medicare Part D claims; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.
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.