Dr. Lester W. Blair, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 619
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 331
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,876
- MIPS score, 2024
- 100
- Industry payments
- $1,084
- Practice address
- 156 William Street, Manhattan, NY 10038
- Practice phone
- Call (646) 215-2244
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Liberty Endoscopy Center - Manhattan
Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Manhattan, New York
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Dr. Lester W. Blair is a pulmonologist in New York, New York
Dr. Blair practices at Liberty Endoscopy Center - Manhattan in Manhattan, New York.
Dr. Blair's NPI, 1134183437, was assigned on April 13, 2006. Dr. Blair graduated from Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1974. Dr. Blair's New York license number on file is 124013-1.
- NPI
- 1134183437NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- NPI enumeration date
- April 13, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Practice phone
- (646) 215-2244
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 78
- Medical school graduation
- 1974
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Lester W. Blair practices at Liberty Endoscopy Center - Manhattan in Manhattan, New York
Dr. Blair's primary practice is Liberty Endoscopy Center - Manhattan, at 156 William Street, Manhattan, NY 10038. The practice phone is (646) 215-2244.
- Liberty Endoscopy Center - Manhattan156 William Street, Manhattan, NY 10038Phone(646) 215-2244
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Lester W. Blair is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Blair's primary practice is Liberty Endoscopy Center - Manhattan in Manhattan, New York. The medical group on file is Weill Cornell Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Blair to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Lester W. Blair's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Blair practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Liberty Endoscopy Center - Manhattan | Available with a free account |
| +2 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Lester W. Blair is one of 1,056 pulmonologists in New York
Pulmonary disease is Dr. Blair's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RP1001X. Dr. Blair is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Blair's licenses on file in 3 states: New York, Florida and New Jersey.
Specialties and state licenses
- Pulmonary disease, New YorkPrimary
- Florida license
- New Jersey license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists asthma, bronchitis, chronic lung disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic respiratory failure, pleural effusion, pneumonia and pulmonary heart disease among the conditions Dr. Blair treats.
Pulmonologists near Dr. Blair
Counts of pulmonologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Lester W. Blair billed Medicare for 619 services in 2024
CMS data shows 619 Medicare services from Dr. Blair across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 331 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $61,727 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Blair's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 5362024: 5223%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 322024: 4128%
- Surgery
- 2023: 382024: 373%
- Other services
- 2023: 322024: 1941%
Dr. Blair compared with the New York median for pulmonologists, 2024
- Dr. Blair
- New York median
- Medicare services
- 619vs 6768% below
- Medicare patients
- 331vs 27023% above
- Part D claims
- 1,707vs 6442.7 times
Medians across 1,044 pulmonologists in New York with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Blair'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. Lester W. Blair treated 331 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 331 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Blair in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 137 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 72% have high blood pressure. 25% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.86, 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. Blair's median patient age at 66, with 62% women.
Dr. Blair's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Blair's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women21665%
- Men11535%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Blair's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure72%
- Arthritis62%
- COPD52%
- Ischemic heart disease42%
- Diabetes36%
- Mood disorders31%
- Osteoporosis29%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Blair's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 66
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women62%
- Men32%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Lester W. Blair wrote 1,876 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Blair wrote 1,876 Medicare Part D claims for 300 patients. CMS names the drug for 1,707 of them, across 26 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $587,951 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,560 claims across 29 drugs.
Dr. Blair'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. Blair's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics3%57 of 1,876 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: 1,5602024: 1,7079%
Drugs named by CMS: 26 in 2024, 29 in 2023.
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. Lester W. Blair scored 100 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Blair for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).
Dr. Blair's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 100of 100Final score
- 85.3of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
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. Lester W. Blair received $1,084 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024
CMS Open Payments shows 64 general payments to Dr. Blair from 12 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 91% of the total. GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. paid the most, $438.
General payments to Dr. Blair by program year, 2016 to 2024
General payments to Dr. Blair by kind, 2016 to 2024
- Food and beverage$98591%
- Education$999%
Companies that paid Dr. Blair the most, 2016 to 2024
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Lester W. Blair has 4 awards and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 4 awards for Dr. Blair, most recently Top Doctors: New York Metro Area in 2014.
Awards and honors for Dr. Blair
- 2014
- Top Doctors: New York Metro Area
- 2013
- CMS Stage 1 EHR
- 2003
- New York Magazine: Top Doctors
- Undated
- Super Doc
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Lester W. Blair graduated from Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Dr. Blair graduated from Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1974. Dr. Blair is a member of ACCP, ACP and ATS.
- Medical school
- Board certified in internal medicine
- Board certified in pulmonary disease
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Lester W. Blair accepts plans from 8 insurance carriers
Dr. Blair is in network with 8 carriers, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and Cigna. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Cigna
- HCSC
- MVP Health Care
- Regence Health Plans
- CMS Medicare
- NY State Medicaid
Plan types Dr. Blair accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare6
- PPO6
- EPO1
- Medicaid1
- POS1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Lester W. Blair's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Lester W. Blair's NPI number?
Dr. Lester W. Blair's NPI number is 1134183437. It was assigned on April 13, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Lester W. Blair?
Dr. Lester W. Blair is a pulmonologist in New York, New York. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Pulmonary Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RP1001X).
Where does Dr. Lester W. Blair practice?
Dr. Blair practices at 156 William Street, Manhattan, NY 10038. Dr. Blair's primary practice is Liberty Endoscopy Center - Manhattan in Manhattan, New York. Dmand AI also links Dr. Blair to 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Lester W. Blair's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Blair is (646) 215-2244.
What is Dr. Lester W. Blair's medical license number?
Dr. Blair's New York license number on file is 124013-1, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.
Which states has Dr. Lester W. Blair been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Blair in New York (1975 to 2025), Florida (since 2022) and New Jersey (2023 to 2025).
What medical group is Dr. Lester W. Blair part of?
Dr. Blair is linked to Weill Cornell Physicians. Dmand AI links Dr. Blair to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Lester W. Blair accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Blair billed Medicare for 619 services in 2024.
What is Dr. Lester W. Blair's MIPS score?
Dr. Blair's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 100 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Lester W. Blair see?
CMS counts 331 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Blair in 2024, with an average age of 76.
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Is Dr. Lester W. Blair board certified?
Yes. Dr. Blair is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Lester W. Blair bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Blair's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, established patient (99213) and office visit, new patient (99204).
Where did Dr. Lester W. Blair go to medical school?
Dr. Blair graduated from Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1974.
What drugs does Dr. Lester W. Blair prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Blair's most prescribed drugs by claims were Albuterol Sulfate Hfa, Trelegy Ellipta and Anoro Ellipta.
Has Dr. Lester W. Blair received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,084 in general payments to Dr. Blair from 12 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
How long has Dr. Lester W. Blair been practicing?
Dr. Blair graduated from medical school in 1974, 52 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Lester W. Blair accept?
Dr. Blair is in network with 8 carriers, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and Cigna. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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