William Timothy Lester, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Boston, MA
William Timothy Lester, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1316920184, issued on Nov 25, 2005. Check the license (Massachusetts 203104, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Timothy Lester
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 203104 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 15 Parkman St, Boston, MA 02114
- Phone
- (617) 726-2707
- Enumerated
- Nov 25, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 1, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (617) 724-2814
- Medicaid ID
- 0122963 MA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080416000185); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 1997
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Timothy Lester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 203104Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
3,201 Medicare Part D claims for 259 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 91 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium364 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate177 claims
- Lisinopril167 claims
- Omeprazole126 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium97 claims
- Ezetimibe94 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Massachusetts General Physicians Organization IncBoston, MA
- The General Hospital CorporationWaltham, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Timothy Lester among 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts
William Timothy Lester, MD is one of 6,825 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2004 among the 4,103 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2,320 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Boston
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Common questions
What is William Timothy Lester, MD's NPI number?
William Timothy Lester, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316920184, issued on Nov 25, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Timothy Lester, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15 Parkman St, Boston, MA, 02114. Phone: (617) 726-2707. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Timothy Lester, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 203104, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William Timothy Lester, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Timothy Lester, MD had 3,201 Medicare Part D claims for 259 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.