Sara Anne Lester, MD
Anesthesiology Physician · Birmingham, AL
Sara Anne Lester, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1053721126, issued on Apr 29, 2014. Check the license (Alabama 34476, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sara Anne Lester
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- 34476 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3690 Grandview Pkwy, Birmingham, AL 35243
- Phone
- (205) 977-1949
- Enumerated
- Apr 29, 2014
- Record last updated
- May 26, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190920002740); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Sara Anne Lester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 34476Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $15.85
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 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
- Anesthesiologists Associated PCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sara Anne Lester among 581 anesthesiology physician records in Alabama
Sara Anne Lester, MD is one of 581 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 78% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2004 among the 421 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
267 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Birmingham
They are 267 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 581 anesthesiology physician records in Alabama.
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The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Travis Davis, MDVestavia, AL 352431528448891
- Cater ElliottVestavia, AL 352431760915797
- David Graham, M.D.Vestavia, AL 352431609188416
- Philip Johnson, M.D.Vestavia, AL 352431073757126
- Michael Narveson, M.D.Vestavia, AL 352431538459508
- Jordan Parker, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352431962896928
Common questions
What is Sara Anne Lester, MD's NPI number?
Sara Anne Lester, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053721126, issued on Apr 29, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sara Anne Lester, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3690 Grandview Pkwy, Birmingham, AL, 35243. Phone: (205) 977-1949. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sara Anne Lester, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 34476, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.