Suzanne Hamilton Lester, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Athens, GA
Suzanne Hamilton Lester, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Athens, Georgia, and NPI 1508057134, issued on Aug 8, 2007. Check the license (Georgia 059454, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Suzanne Hamilton Lester
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 059454 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1500 Oglethorpe Ave, Athens, GA 30606
- Phone
- (706) 548-2133
- Enumerated
- Aug 8, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 14, 2026
- Fax
- (706) 548-7153
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080409000039); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Un Of California, Irvine, College Of Medicine, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Suzanne Hamilton Lester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 059454Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
21 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 91.7 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
- Piedmont Athens Primary Care LLCAthens, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Suzanne Hamilton Lester among 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia
Suzanne Hamilton Lester, M.D. is one of 3,951 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% 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 43% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 43% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2005 among the 2,542 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
43 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Athens
They are 43 of the 3,160 NPPES records with a practice address in Athens, and 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Suzanne Hamilton Lester, M.D.'s NPI number?
Suzanne Hamilton Lester, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508057134, issued on Aug 8, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Suzanne Hamilton Lester, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1500 Oglethorpe Ave, Athens, GA, 30606. Phone: (706) 548-2133. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Suzanne Hamilton Lester, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 059454, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Suzanne Hamilton Lester, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Suzanne Hamilton Lester, M.D. had 21 Medicare Part D claims; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Suzanne Hamilton Lester, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.7 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.