Dr. Frank Martin Lester, MD

  • Mobile, AL
  • Cardiologist
NPI1871541482PAC ID0749191930
Medicare services, 2024
10,534
Medicare patients, 2024
2,068
Part D claims, 2024
13,217
Clinical trials
1
Hospital affiliations
5
Practice address
5 Mobile Infirmary Circle, Mobile, AL 36607
Practice phone
Call (251) 435-4700
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Mobile Infirmary

Hospital · Mobile, Alabama

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Dr. Frank Martin Lester is a cardiologist in Mobile, Alabama

Dr. Lester practices at Mobile Infirmary in Mobile, Alabama, part of Infirmary Health.

Dr. Lester's NPI, 1871541482, was assigned on May 5, 2006. Dr. Lester holds Alabama license 3282.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0749191930
NPI enumeration date
May 5, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(251) 435-4700
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
89
Medical school graduation
1963

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Frank Martin Lester practices at Mobile Infirmary in Mobile, Alabama

Dr. Lester's primary practice is Mobile Infirmary, at 5 Mobile Infirmary Circle, Mobile, AL 36607 in Mobile County. The practice phone is (251) 435-4700.

  • Mobile Infirmary
    5 Mobile Infirmary Circle, Mobile, AL 36607 · Mobile CountyPhone(251) 435-4700

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Dr. Frank Martin Lester is affiliated with 11 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Lester's primary practice is Mobile Infirmary in Mobile, Alabama, part of Infirmary Health. Dr. Lester is also affiliated with Thomas Hospital. The medical group on file is Diagnostic & Medical Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lester to 3 more hospitals, 5 home health agencies and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Frank Martin Lester's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Lester practices, 11 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Mobile InfirmaryAvailable with a free account
+10 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Frank Martin Lester is one of 282 cardiologists in Alabama

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Lester's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Lester is licensed in Alabama.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Cardiovascular disease, AlabamaPrimaryLicense 3282 · taxonomy 207RC0000X

Cardiologists near Dr. Lester

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Frank Martin Lester billed Medicare for 10,534 services in 2024

CMS data shows 10,534 Medicare services from Dr. Lester across 38 procedure codes in 2024, for 2,068 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $99,541 for them.

Medicare services, 202410,534
Medicare patients2,068
Paid by Medicare$99,541
Procedure codes38

Dr. Lester's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 1242024: 3,9863115%
Tests and treatments
2023: 2,3882024: 2,93223%
Lab and pathology
2023: 2,1462024: 1,85614%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 8382024: 75710%
Other services
2023: 1572024: 465196%
Surgery
2023: 3922024: 32916%
Imaging
2023: 2282024: 2098%

Where Dr. Lester's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office7,60072%
  • In a facility2,93428%

Dr. Lester compared with the Alabama median for cardiologists, 2024

  • Dr. Lester
  • Alabama median
Medicare services
10,534vs 2,6184.0 times
Medicare patients
2,068vs 7962.6 times
Part D claims
12,507vs 3,5073.6 times

Medians across 280 cardiologists in Alabama with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Lester's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Frank Martin Lester treated 2,068 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 2,068 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lester in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 793 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 17% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.87, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Lester's median patient age at 72, with 53% women.

Medicare patients, 20242,068
Average age75
Average risk score1.87
Also on Medicaid17%

Dr. Lester's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Lester's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women1,02249%
  • Men1,04651%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Lester's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis53%
  4. Ischemic heart disease52%
  5. Chronic kidney disease43%
  6. Diabetes42%
  7. Heart failure39%
  8. Atrial fibrillation35%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Lester's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 72

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women53%
  • Men46%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Frank Martin Lester wrote 13,217 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Lester wrote 13,217 Medicare Part D claims for 700 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 12,507 of them, across 159 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $724,465 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 12,976 claims across 175 drugs.

Part D claims, 202413,217
Drugs named by CMS159
Total drug cost$724,465
Part D patients700

Dr. Lester's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic11,823 claims89%
  • Brand-name1,352 claims10%
  • Other42 claims0%

Dr. Lester's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Lester's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids5%679 of 13,217 claims
  • Antibiotics4%544 of 13,217 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over0%12 of 13,217 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 12,9762024: 12,5074%

Drugs named by CMS: 159 in 2024, 175 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

How Dr. Frank Martin Lester takes part in Medicare

Dr. Lester accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Frank Martin Lester has worked on 1 clinical trial

Dmand AI links Dr. Lester to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Anemia, Iron-Deficiency and Anemia, Hypochromic.

Conditions in Dr. Lester's trials

  • Anemia, Iron-Deficiency
  • Anemia, Hypochromic

Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Lester

Recent clinical trials with Dr. Lester

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Dr. Frank Martin Lester received $10,178 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 649 general payments to Dr. Lester from 37 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $1,666. It also lists 3 research payments totaling $6,580 from 2016 to 2022.

General payments to Dr. Lester by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Lester by kind, 2016 to 2025

$10.2Kin total
  • Food and beverage$10,147100%
  • Education$310%

Companies that paid Dr. Lester the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Sources for Dr. Frank Martin Lester's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Clinical trials and co-investigatorsClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Frank Martin Lester's NPI number?

Dr. Frank Martin Lester's NPI number is 1871541482. It was assigned on May 5, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Frank Martin Lester?

Dr. Frank Martin Lester is a cardiologist in Mobile, Alabama. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Cardiovascular Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RC0000X).

Where does Dr. Frank Martin Lester practice?

Dr. Lester practices at 5 Mobile Infirmary Circle, Mobile, AL 36607. Dr. Lester's primary practice is Mobile Infirmary in Mobile, Alabama, part of Infirmary Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lester to 3 hospitals, 5 home health agencies and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Frank Martin Lester's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Lester is (251) 435-4700.

What is Dr. Frank Martin Lester's medical license number?

Dr. Lester holds Alabama license 3282.

Which hospitals is Dr. Frank Martin Lester affiliated with?

Dr. Lester practices at Mobile Infirmary in Mobile, Alabama. Dr. Lester is also affiliated with Thomas Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Lester to 3 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Frank Martin Lester part of?

Dr. Lester is linked to Diagnostic & Medical Clinic.

Does Dr. Frank Martin Lester accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Lester billed Medicare for 10,534 services in 2024, and Dr. Lester accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Frank Martin Lester see?

CMS counts 2,068 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lester in 2024, with an average age of 75.

What services does Dr. Frank Martin Lester bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Lester's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J1010), heart test or procedure (93010) and surgery: heart and blood vessels (36415).

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What drugs does Dr. Frank Martin Lester prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Lester's most prescribed drugs by claims were Levothyroxine Sodium, Atorvastatin Calcium and Pantoprazole Sodium.

Has Dr. Frank Martin Lester received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $10,178 in general payments to Dr. Lester from 37 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

How long has Dr. Frank Martin Lester been practicing?

Dr. Lester graduated from medical school in 1963, 63 years ago.

Does Dr. Frank Martin Lester do research?

Dr. Lester has worked on 1 clinical trial.

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