Dr. Michelle Rene Lester, MD

  • Lenexa, KS
  • Internist
NPI1699735571PAC ID8527111541
Medicare services, 2024
6,824
Medicare patients, 2024
387
Part D claims, 2024
8,182
MIPS score, 2024
90
Hospital affiliations
5
Practice address
10601 Quivira Road Suite 100, Overland Park, KS 66215
Practice phone
Call (913) 894-7260
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Primary practice

Overland Park Surgery Center

Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Overland Park, Kansas

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Dr. Michelle Rene Lester is an internist in Lenexa, Kansas

Dr. Lester practices at Overland Park Surgery Center in Overland Park, Kansas.

Dr. Lester's NPI, 1699735571, was assigned on March 24, 2006. Dr. Lester graduated from University of Kansas School of Med (KC/Wich/Sal) in 2002. Dr. Lester holds Kansas license 04-30723.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8527111541
NPI enumeration date
March 24, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(913) 894-7260
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
50
Medical school graduation
2002

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

Dr. Michelle Rene Lester practices at Overland Park Surgery Center in Overland Park, Kansas

Dr. Lester's primary practice is Overland Park Surgery Center, at 10601 Quivira Road Suite 100, Overland Park, KS 66215. The practice phone is (913) 894-7260.

  • Overland Park Surgery Center
    10601 Quivira Road Suite 100, Overland Park, KS 66215Phone(913) 894-7260

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Dr. Michelle Rene Lester is affiliated with 11 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Lester's primary practice is Overland Park Surgery Center in Overland Park, Kansas. Dr. Lester is also affiliated with The University of Kansas Hospital. The medical group on file is Ability KC. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lester to 4 more hospitals, 3 home health agencies, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 therapy and rehab clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Michelle Rene 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
Overland Park Surgery CenterAvailable with a free account
+10 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Michelle Rene Lester is one of 866 internists in Kansas

Internal medicine is Dr. Lester's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Lester is licensed in Kansas.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Internal medicine, KansasPrimaryLicense 04-30723 · taxonomy 207R00000X

Internists near Dr. Lester

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Dr. Michelle Rene Lester billed Medicare for 6,824 services in 2024

CMS data shows 6,824 Medicare services from Dr. Lester across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 387 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $235,872 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 20246,824
Medicare patients387
Paid by Medicare$235,872
Procedure codes16

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 4,6802024: 4,680No change
Office and hospital visits
2023: 7612024: 91320%
Other services
2023: 4072024: 837106%
Tests and treatments
2023: 2132024: 2082%
Surgery
2023: 5582024: 13476%
Imaging
2023: 742024: 3651%
Lab and pathology
2023: 1,5502024: 1699%

Dr. Lester compared with the Kansas median for internists, 2024

  • Dr. Lester
  • Kansas median
Medicare services
6,824vs 68110.0 times
Medicare patients
387vs 25353% above
Part D claims
7,534vs 17942.1 times

Medians across 820 internists in Kansas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

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

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

Dr. Michelle Rene Lester treated 387 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 387 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lester in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 181 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 72% have high blood pressure. 4% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.91, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Lester's median patient age at 69, with 79% women.

Medicare patients, 2024387
Average age75
Average risk score0.91
Also on Medicaid4%

Dr. Lester's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Lester's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women28273%
  • Men10527%

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

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure72%
  3. Arthritis43%
  4. Osteoporosis25%
  5. Ischemic heart disease21%
  6. Mood disorders21%
  7. Diabetes20%
  8. Anxiety19%

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

Dr. Lester's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 69

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women79%
  • Men20%

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

Dr. Michelle Rene Lester wrote 8,182 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Lester wrote 8,182 Medicare Part D claims for 533 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 7,534 of them, across 123 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $601,072 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 6,583 claims across 116 drugs.

Part D claims, 20248,182
Drugs named by CMS123
Total drug cost$601,072
Part D patients533

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

  • Generic7,244 claims89%
  • Brand-name894 claims11%
  • Other44 claims1%

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

  • Opioids2%163 of 8,182 claims
  • Antibiotics1%117 of 8,182 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: 6,5832024: 7,53414%

Drugs named by CMS: 123 in 2024, 116 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

Dr. Michelle Rene Lester scored 90 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 90 out of 100 for Dr. Lester for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Lester accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Lester as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Lester's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 90of 100Final score
  • 94.3of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 75of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Michelle Rene Lester received $8,244 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 572 general payments to Dr. Lester from 54 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $1,220.

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

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

$8.2Kin total
  • Food and beverage$8,13799%
  • Education$1081%

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

Dr. Michelle Rene Lester graduated from University of Kansas School of Med (KC/Wich/Sal)

Dr. Lester graduated from University of Kansas School of Med (KC/Wich/Sal) in 2002.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Kansas School of Med (KC/Wich/Sal)

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Michelle Rene 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Michelle Rene Lester's NPI number?

Dr. Michelle Rene Lester's NPI number is 1699735571. It was assigned on March 24, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Michelle Rene Lester?

Dr. Michelle Rene Lester is an internist in Lenexa, Kansas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).

Where does Dr. Michelle Rene Lester practice?

Dr. Lester practices at 10601 Quivira Road Suite 100, Overland Park, KS 66215. Dr. Lester's primary practice is Overland Park Surgery Center in Overland Park, Kansas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lester to 4 hospitals, 3 home health agencies, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 therapy and rehab clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Michelle Rene Lester's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Lester is (913) 894-7260.

What is Dr. Michelle Rene Lester's medical license number?

Dr. Lester holds Kansas license 04-30723.

Which hospitals is Dr. Michelle Rene Lester affiliated with?

Dr. Lester is affiliated with The University of Kansas Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Lester to 4 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Michelle Rene Lester part of?

Dr. Lester is linked to Ability KC. Dmand AI links Dr. Lester to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Michelle Rene Lester accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Lester billed Medicare for 6,824 services in 2024, and Dr. Lester accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Michelle Rene Lester offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Lester as offering telehealth services.

What is Dr. Michelle Rene Lester's MIPS score?

Dr. Lester's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 90 out of 100, reported individually.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Michelle Rene Lester see?

CMS counts 387 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lester in 2024, with an average age of 75.

What services does Dr. Michelle Rene Lester bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Lester's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J0897), office visit, established patient (99214) and medicare service (G2211).

Where did Dr. Michelle Rene Lester go to medical school?

Dr. Lester graduated from University of Kansas School of Med (KC/Wich/Sal) in 2002.

What drugs does Dr. Michelle Rene Lester prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Lester's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Amlodipine Besylate and Losartan Potassium.

Has Dr. Michelle Rene Lester received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $8,244 in general payments to Dr. Lester from 54 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.

How long has Dr. Michelle Rene Lester been practicing?

Dr. Lester graduated from medical school in 2002, 24 years ago.

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