Dr. Clark Costigan Lester, MD

  • Lexington, KY
  • Psychiatrist
NPI1104050871
Medicare services, 2023
209
Part D claims, 2022
52
Publications
1
MIPS score, 2024
86
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
800 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40536
Practice phone
Call (859) 257-2278
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Dr. Clark Costigan Lester is a psychiatrist in Lexington, Kentucky

Dr. Lester practices at University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky, part of University of Kentucky HealthCare.

Dr. Lester's NPI, 1104050871, was assigned on May 11, 2009. Dr. Lester graduated from University of Louisville School of Medicine in 2009. Dr. Lester holds Kentucky license 46500.

NPI and contact details
NPI enumeration date
May 11, 2009
NPI status
Active
Practice phone
(859) 257-2278
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
43
Medical school graduation
2009

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Dr. Clark Costigan Lester practices at University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky

Dr. Lester's primary practice is University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital, at 800 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40536 in Fayette County. The practice phone is (859) 257-2278.

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Dr. Clark Costigan Lester is affiliated with 1 site of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Lester's primary practice is University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky, part of University of Kentucky HealthCare. The medical group on file is University of Kentucky General Pediatrics. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lester to 1 more medical group, named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Clark Costigan Lester's practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler HospitalAvailable with a free account
+1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Clark Costigan Lester is one of 350 psychiatrists in Kentucky

Psychiatry is Dr. Lester's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084P0800X. Dr. Lester is licensed in Kentucky.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Psychiatry, KentuckyPrimaryLicense 46500 · taxonomy 2084P0800X

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Dr. Clark Costigan Lester billed Medicare for 209 services in 2023

CMS data shows 209 Medicare services from Dr. Lester across 2 procedure codes in 2023. Medicare paid $12,725 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2023209
Paid by Medicare$12,725
Procedure codes2

Dr. Lester's Medicare services by type, 2022 to 2023

  • 2022
  • 2023
Office and hospital visits
2022: 2862023: 20927%

Dr. Lester compared with the Kentucky median for psychiatrists, 2023

  • Dr. Lester
  • Kentucky median
Medicare services
209vs 17321% above
Part D claims
52vs 22176% below

Medians across 361 psychiatrists in Kentucky with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Lester's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2023

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

Dr. Clark Costigan Lester's patients have a median age of 18

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Lester's median patient age at 18, with 24% women.

Dr. Lester's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 18

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women24%
  • Men76%

Source: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data

Dr. Clark Costigan Lester wrote 52 Medicare Part D claims in 2022

In 2022, Dr. Lester wrote 52 Medicare Part D claims. Every claim was for a generic drug. They cover 3 drugs, with $1,401 in total drug cost. In 2021, CMS named 34 claims across 2 drugs.

Part D claims, 202252
Drugs named by CMS3
Total drug cost$1,401

Dr. Lester's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2022

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

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2021 to 2022

  • 2021
  • 2022
Claims for drugs CMS names
2021: 342022: 5253%

Drugs named by CMS: 3 in 2022, 2 in 2021.

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

Dr. Clark Costigan Lester scored 86 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 86 out of 100 for Dr. Lester for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group.

Dr. Lester's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 86of 100Final score
  • 68.3of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 72of 100Cost

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

Source: Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Clark Costigan Lester has 1 publication on record

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Lester in 2015.

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Dr. Clark Costigan Lester received $1,130 in industry payments from 2016 to 2018

CMS Open Payments shows 83 general payments to Dr. Lester from 12 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2018. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 98% of the total. Lundbeck LLC paid the most, $396.

General payments to Dr. Lester by program year, 2016 to 2018

General payments to Dr. Lester by kind, 2016 to 2018

$1.1Kin total
  • Food and beverage$1,11298%
  • Education$182%

Companies that paid Dr. Lester the most, 2016 to 2018

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

Dr. Clark Costigan Lester graduated from University of Louisville School of Medicine

Dr. Lester graduated from University of Louisville School of Medicine in 2009.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Louisville School of Medicine

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Sources for Dr. Clark Costigan 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 Data
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesClinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
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. Clark Costigan Lester's NPI number?

Dr. Clark Costigan Lester's NPI number is 1104050871. It was assigned on May 11, 2009, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Clark Costigan Lester?

Dr. Clark Costigan Lester is a psychiatrist in Lexington, Kentucky. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Psychiatry Physician (taxonomy code 2084P0800X).

Where does Dr. Clark Costigan Lester practice?

Dr. Lester practices at 800 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40536. Dr. Lester's primary practice is University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky, part of University of Kentucky HealthCare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lester to 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Clark Costigan Lester's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Lester is (859) 257-2278.

What is Dr. Clark Costigan Lester's medical license number?

Dr. Lester holds Kentucky license 46500.

Which hospitals is Dr. Clark Costigan Lester affiliated with?

Dr. Lester practices at University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky.

What medical group is Dr. Clark Costigan Lester part of?

Dr. Lester is linked to University of Kentucky General Pediatrics. Dmand AI links Dr. Lester to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Clark Costigan Lester accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Lester billed Medicare for 209 services in 2023.

What is Dr. Clark Costigan Lester's MIPS score?

Dr. Lester's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 86 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

What services does Dr. Clark Costigan Lester bill to Medicare?

In 2023, Dr. Lester's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232) and hospital inpatient care (99239).

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Where did Dr. Clark Costigan Lester go to medical school?

Dr. Lester graduated from University of Louisville School of Medicine in 2009.

What drugs does Dr. Clark Costigan Lester prescribe most?

In 2022 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Lester's most prescribed drugs by claims were Divalproex Sodium, Olanzapine and Risperidone.

Has Dr. Clark Costigan Lester received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,130 in general payments to Dr. Lester from 12 companies from 2016 to 2018. The largest total came from Lundbeck LLC.

How long has Dr. Clark Costigan Lester been practicing?

Dr. Lester graduated from medical school in 2009, 17 years ago.

Does Dr. Clark Costigan Lester do research?

Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Lester.

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