Stephen Paul Lester, MD
Surgery Physician · Cuero, TX
Stephen Paul Lester, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Cuero, Texas, and NPI 1083818652, issued on Jun 14, 2007. Check the license (Texas M5327, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Paul Lester
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- M5327 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2500 N Esplanade St Ste 102, Cuero, TX 77954
- Phone
- (361) 275-9754
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 2, 2024
- Fax
- (361) 275-9009
- Medicaid ID
- 195906601 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080708000330); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2500 N Esplanade St Ste 102
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Stephen Paul Lester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M5327Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
97 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 55 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen41 claims
- Ondansetron Odt13 claims
- Tramadol Hcl13 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $24.10
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Dewitt Medical DistrictCuero, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen Paul Lester among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas
Stephen Paul Lester, MD is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 42% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 42% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 surgery physician records list a practice address in Cuero
They are 2 of the 81 NPPES records with a practice address in Cuero, and 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.
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- Rex Farrer, DOBoerne, TX 780061841615986
- John Barber, M.D.Victoria, TX 779011518993328
- Andrew Clemmons, D.O.Victoria, TX 779011013951763
- Howell Finch, DOVictoria, TX 779011235634296
- Arturo Gonzalez, MDVictoria, TX 779011184876773
Common questions
What is Stephen Paul Lester, MD's NPI number?
Stephen Paul Lester, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083818652, issued on Jun 14, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Paul Lester, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2500 N Esplanade St Ste 102, Cuero, TX, 77954. Phone: (361) 275-9754. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Paul Lester, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M5327, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Stephen Paul Lester, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen Paul Lester, MD had 97 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen Paul Lester, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 of 100. 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.