Dr. Todd Ryan Lester, MD

  • Houston, TX
  • Pathologist
NPI1659464857PAC ID0547453730
Medicare services, 2024
843
Medicare patients, 2024
319
Publications
5
Hospital affiliations
2
Industry payments
$55
Practice address
710 Cypress Creek Parkway, Houston, TX 77090
Practice phone
Call (281) 440-1000
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Primary practice

HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest

Hospital · Houston, Texas

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Dr. Todd Ryan Lester is a pathologist in Houston, Texas

Dr. Lester practices at HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest in Houston, Texas, part of HCA Healthcare.

Dr. Lester's NPI, 1659464857, was assigned on October 2, 2006. Dr. Lester graduated from McGovern Medical School in 2004. Dr. Lester holds Texas license N5188.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0547453730
NPI enumeration date
October 2, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(281) 440-1000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
48
Medical school graduation
2004

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

Dr. Todd Ryan Lester practices at 2 locations in Houston, Texas

Dr. Lester's primary practice is HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest, at 710 Cypress Creek Parkway, Houston, TX 77090 in Harris County. The practice phone is (281) 440-1000. Dr. Lester also practices at Northwest Houston Hospital, 709 Cypress Station Dr, Houston, TX 77090.

  • HCA Houston Healthcare NorthwestPrimary
    710 Cypress Creek Parkway, Houston, TX 77090 · Harris CountyPhone(281) 440-1000
  • Northwest Houston Hospital
    709 Cypress Station Dr, Houston, TX 77090 · Harris CountyPhone(281) 440-1000

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Todd Ryan Lester is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Lester's primary practice is HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest in Houston, Texas, part of HCA Healthcare. Dr. Lester is also affiliated with TOPS Surgical Specialty Hospital. The medical group on file is North Houston Pathology Associates.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Todd Ryan Lester's practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
HCA Houston Healthcare NorthwestAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Todd Ryan Lester is one of 1,145 pathologists in Texas

Anatomic pathology and clinical pathology is Dr. Lester's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207ZP0102X. Dr. Lester is board certified in pathology - anatomic/pathology - clinical by the American Board of Pathology. Dmand AI has Dr. Lester's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and Pennsylvania.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Anatomic pathology and clinical pathology, TexasPrimaryLicense N5188 · 2010 to 2026 · taxonomy 207ZP0102X
  • Pennsylvania license2008

Pathologists near Dr. Lester

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

Dr. Todd Ryan Lester billed Medicare for 843 services in 2024

CMS data shows 843 Medicare services from Dr. Lester across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 319 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $24,401 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024843
Medicare patients319
Paid by Medicare$24,401
Procedure codes10

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Lab and pathology
2023: 8382024: 8431%

Dr. Lester compared with the Texas median for pathologists, 2024

  • Dr. Lester
  • Texas median
Medicare services
843vs 9188% below
Medicare patients
319vs 35410% below

Medians across 976 pathologists in Texas 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. Todd Ryan Lester treated 319 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 319 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lester in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 166 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.43, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Lester's median patient age at 57, with 83% women.

Medicare patients, 2024319
Average age73
Average risk score1.43
Also on Medicaid10%

Dr. Lester's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Lester's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women19762%
  • Men12238%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis45%
  4. Ischemic heart disease38%
  5. Cancer36%
  6. Diabetes36%
  7. Chronic kidney disease34%
  8. Atrial fibrillation23%

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 57

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women83%
  • Men16%

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

How Dr. Todd Ryan 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. Todd Ryan Lester has 5 publications on record

Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. Lester, published from 2011 to 2021. The most frequent topics are Breast Neoplasms and Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast. Dr. Lester's most frequent co-authors are Michael Z. Gilcrease, MD, PhD, Kelly K. Hunt, MD and Phyu P. Aung, MD, PhD.

Papers5
Years published2011 to 2021

Topics Dr. Lester writes about most

  • Breast Neoplasms
  • Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Todd Ryan Lester received $55 in industry payments from 2019 to 2021

CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Lester from 2 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2021. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Roche Diagnostics Corporation paid the most, $29.

General payments to Dr. Lester by program year, 2019 to 2021

Companies that paid Dr. Lester the most, 2019 to 2021

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

Dr. Todd Ryan Lester graduated from McGovern Medical School

Dr. Lester graduated from McGovern Medical School in 2004.

  1. Medical schoolMcGovern Medical School
  2. Board certified in pathology - anatomic/pathology - clinicalAmerican Board of Pathology

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Todd Ryan Lester accepts plans from 15 insurance carriers

Dr. Lester is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Elevance
  • Alliant Health Plans
  • HCSC
  • Aspirus Health Plan
  • Baylor Scott and White
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Plan types Dr. Lester accepts, by number of carriers

  1. HMO9
  2. PPO8
  3. POS5
  4. EPO3
  5. Medicare3

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Todd Ryan 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 phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Practice 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)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (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
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Todd Ryan Lester's NPI number?

Dr. Todd Ryan Lester's NPI number is 1659464857. It was assigned on October 2, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Todd Ryan Lester?

Dr. Todd Ryan Lester is a pathologist in Houston, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician (taxonomy code 207ZP0102X).

Where does Dr. Todd Ryan Lester practice?

Dr. Lester practices at 710 Cypress Creek Parkway, Houston, TX 77090. Dr. Lester also practices at 709 Cypress Station Dr, Houston, TX 77090. Dr. Lester's primary practice is HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest in Houston, Texas, part of HCA Healthcare.

What is Dr. Todd Ryan Lester's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Lester is (281) 440-1000.

What is Dr. Todd Ryan Lester's medical license number?

Dr. Lester holds Texas license N5188, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Todd Ryan Lester been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Lester in Texas (2010 to 2026) and Pennsylvania (2008).

Which hospitals is Dr. Todd Ryan Lester affiliated with?

Dr. Lester practices at HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest in Houston, Texas. Dr. Lester is also affiliated with TOPS Surgical Specialty Hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Todd Ryan Lester part of?

Dr. Lester is linked to North Houston Pathology Associates.

Does Dr. Todd Ryan Lester accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Lester billed Medicare for 843 services in 2024, and Dr. Lester accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Todd Ryan Lester see?

CMS counts 319 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lester in 2024, with an average age of 73.

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Is Dr. Todd Ryan Lester board certified?

Yes. Dr. Lester is board certified in pathology - anatomic/pathology - clinical by the American Board of Pathology.

What services does Dr. Todd Ryan Lester bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Lester's most billed Medicare services were lab and pathology test (88305), lab and pathology test (88360) and lab and pathology test (88342).

Where did Dr. Todd Ryan Lester go to medical school?

Dr. Lester graduated from McGovern Medical School in 2004.

Has Dr. Todd Ryan Lester received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $55 in general payments to Dr. Lester from 2 companies from 2019 to 2021. The largest total came from Roche Diagnostics Corporation.

How long has Dr. Todd Ryan Lester been practicing?

Dr. Lester graduated from medical school in 2004, 22 years ago.

Does Dr. Todd Ryan Lester do research?

Dmand AI links 5 publications to Dr. Lester, published from 2011 to 2021.

Who does Dr. Todd Ryan Lester publish with?

Dr. Lester's most frequent co-authors are Michael Z. Gilcrease, MD, PhD (2 shared papers), Kelly K. Hunt, MD (2 shared papers) and Phyu P. Aung, MD, PhD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Todd Ryan Lester accept?

Dr. Lester is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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