Dr. Walter S. Lesley, MD

  • Temple, TX
  • Neuroradiologist
NPI1932160199PAC ID3173584562
Medicare services, 2024
12
Medicare patients, 2024
43
Publications
36
Clinical trials
3
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
2401 South 31st St, Temple, TX 76504
Practice phone
Call (254) 771-8200
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Primary practice

Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital - Temple

Skilled Nursing Facility - Hospital-Based · Temple, Texas

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Dr. Walter S. Lesley is a neuroradiologist in Temple, Texas

Dr. Lesley practices at Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital - Temple in Temple, Texas.

Dr. Lesley's NPI, 1932160199, was assigned on March 29, 2006. Dr. Lesley graduated from University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine in 1987. Dr. Lesley's Texas license number on file is L9778.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
3173584562
NPI enumeration date
March 29, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(254) 771-8200
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
65
Medical school graduation
1987

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

Dr. Walter S. Lesley practices at Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital - Temple in Temple, Texas

Dr. Lesley's primary practice is Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital - Temple, at 2401 South 31st St, Temple, TX 76504 in Bell County. The practice phone is (254) 771-8200.

  • Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital - Temple
    2401 South 31st St, Temple, TX 76504 · Bell CountyPhone(254) 771-8200

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Dr. Walter S. Lesley is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Lesley's primary practice is Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital - Temple in Temple, Texas. Dr. Lesley is also affiliated with Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple. The medical group on file is Baylor Scott & White Temple Roney Bone and Joint Institute, Temple.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Walter S. Lesley's practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital - TempleAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Walter S. Lesley is one of 90 neuroradiologists in Texas

Neuroradiology is Dr. Lesley's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2085N0700X. Dr. Lesley is board certified in diagnostic radiology by the American Board of Radiology. Dr. Lesley has a license on file in Texas.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Neuroradiology, TexasPrimaryLicense L9778 · 2004 to 2022 · taxonomy 2085N0700X

Neuroradiologists near Dr. Lesley

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90neuroradiologists in Texas
3neuroradiologists in Temple

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

Dr. Walter S. Lesley billed Medicare for 12 services in 2024

CMS data shows 12 Medicare services from Dr. Lesley across 1 procedure code in 2024, for 43 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $771 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 202412
Medicare patients43
Paid by Medicare$771
Procedure codes1

Dr. Lesley's Medicare services by type, 2022 to 2024

  • 2022
  • 2024
Surgery
2022: 132024: 128%

Dr. Lesley compared with the Texas median for neuroradiologists, 2024

  • Dr. Lesley
  • Texas median
Medicare services
12vs 1,31399% below
Medicare patients
43vs 1,05996% below

Medians across 79 neuroradiologists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Lesley'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. Walter S. Lesley treated 43 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 69

CMS counts 43 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lesley in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 23 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 33% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.26, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Lesley's median patient age at 71, with 67% women.

Medicare patients, 202443
Average age69
Average risk score1.26
Also on Medicaid33%

Dr. Lesley's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Lesley's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women2660%
  • Men1740%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Stroke or TIA58%
  4. Arthritis53%
  5. Anxiety49%
  6. Heart failure33%
  7. Mood disorders33%
  8. Chronic kidney disease30%

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

Dr. Lesley's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 71

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women67%
  • Men33%

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

How Dr. Walter S. Lesley takes part in Medicare

Dr. Lesley 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. Walter S. Lesley has 36 publications on record

Dmand AI links 36 papers to Dr. Lesley, published from 2007 to 2023. 2019 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Embolization, Therapeutic, Intracranial Aneurysm and Stents. Dr. Lesley has published most often in J Neurointerv Surg. Dr. Lesley's most frequent co-authors are John Christopher Chaloupka, MD, Jason H. Huang, MD and Rajesh Rangaswamy, MD.

Papers36
Years published2007 to 2023

Dr. Lesley's papers by year, 2010 to 2023

Topics Dr. Lesley writes about most

  • Embolization, Therapeutic
  • Intracranial Aneurysm
  • Stents
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Angioplasty, Balloon
  • Carotid Stenosis
  • Cerebellum
  • Cerebral Angiography

Dr. Lesley's most frequent co-authors

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

Dr. Walter S. Lesley has worked on 3 clinical trials

Dmand AI links Dr. Lesley to 3 clinical trials. Conditions studied include Cerebral Infarction, Hematoma, Subdural and Ischemic Stroke.

Conditions in Dr. Lesley's trials

  • Cerebral Infarction
  • Hematoma, Subdural
  • Ischemic Stroke
  • Intracranial Hemorrhage, Traumatic
  • Ischemic Attack, Transient

Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Lesley

Recent clinical trials with Dr. Lesley

Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)

Dr. Walter S. Lesley received $1,634 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 31 general payments to Dr. Lesley from 14 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 80% of the total. Medtronic, Inc. paid the most, $417.

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

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

$1.6Kin total
  • Food and beverage$1,31280%
  • Travel and lodging$32220%

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

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

Dr. Walter S. Lesley serves on 2 committees

Dr. Lesley serves on Director Niekro Aneurysm and AVM Foundation and Advisory member Scott and White Employees Credit Union.

Dr. Lesley's committees and leadership roles

Director Niekro Aneurysm and AVM FoundationBoard of Directors
2024 to present
Advisory member Scott and White Employees Credit UnionBoard of Directors
2023 to present

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Walter S. Lesley graduated from University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine

Dr. Lesley graduated from University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine in 1987. Dr. Lesley is a member of American Association of Physicians and Surgeons, ACR, ASNR, CMDA and Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity Of Kentucky College Of Medicine
  2. Board certified in diagnostic radiologyAmerican Board of Radiology
  3. Board certified in neuroradiologyAmerican Board of Radiology
  4. Board certified in neuroendovascular surgeryCAST/SNS

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Dr. Walter S. Lesley accepts plans from 17 insurance carriers

Dr. Lesley is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • HCSC
  • Alliant Health Plans
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Elevance
  • Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield
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Plan types Dr. Lesley accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO10
  2. HMO9
  3. Medicare6
  4. POS5
  5. EPO2

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Walter S. Lesley'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)
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
Clinical trials and co-investigatorsDmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
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. Walter S. Lesley's NPI number?

Dr. Walter S. Lesley's NPI number is 1932160199. It was assigned on March 29, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Walter S. Lesley?

Dr. Walter S. Lesley is a neuroradiologist in Temple, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neuroradiology Physician (taxonomy code 2085N0700X).

Where does Dr. Walter S. Lesley practice?

Dr. Lesley practices at 2401 South 31st St, Temple, TX 76504. Dr. Lesley's primary practice is Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital - Temple in Temple, Texas.

What is Dr. Walter S. Lesley's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Lesley is (254) 771-8200.

What is Dr. Walter S. Lesley's medical license number?

Dr. Lesley's Texas license number on file is L9778.

Which hospitals is Dr. Walter S. Lesley affiliated with?

Dr. Lesley is affiliated with Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple.

What medical group is Dr. Walter S. Lesley part of?

Dr. Lesley is linked to Baylor Scott & White Temple Roney Bone and Joint Institute, Temple.

Does Dr. Walter S. Lesley accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Lesley billed Medicare for 12 services in 2024, and Dr. Lesley accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Walter S. Lesley see?

CMS counts 43 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lesley in 2024, with an average age of 69.

Is Dr. Walter S. Lesley board certified?

Yes. Dr. Lesley is board certified in diagnostic radiology by the American Board of Radiology.

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What services does Dr. Walter S. Lesley bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Lesley's most billed Medicare services were surgery: brain, spine and nerves (62328).

Where did Dr. Walter S. Lesley go to medical school?

Dr. Lesley graduated from University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine in 1987.

Has Dr. Walter S. Lesley received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,634 in general payments to Dr. Lesley from 14 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Medtronic, Inc.

How long has Dr. Walter S. Lesley been practicing?

Dr. Lesley graduated from medical school in 1987, 39 years ago.

Does Dr. Walter S. Lesley do research?

Dmand AI links 36 publications to Dr. Lesley, published from 2007 to 2023. Dr. Lesley has worked on 3 clinical trials.

Who does Dr. Walter S. Lesley publish with?

Dr. Lesley's most frequent co-authors are John Christopher Chaloupka, MD (7 shared papers), Jason H. Huang, MD (4 shared papers) and Rajesh Rangaswamy, MD (3 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. Walter S. Lesley accept?

Dr. Lesley is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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