Total Payments
$54,250
2024 Payments
$41.78
Companies
12
Transactions
21
Medicare Patients
4,998
Medicare Billing
$844,677
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$53,478 (98.6%)
Food & Beverage$772.35 (1.4%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $44,936 | 3 | 82.8% |
| Acquisitions | $8,542 | 1 | 15.7% |
| Food and Beverage | $772.35 | 17 | 1.4% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $53,488 | 5 | $0 (2021) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $290.94 | 2 | $0 (2020) |
| Stryker Corporation | $150.00 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $96.43 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. | $90.32 | 5 | $0 (2020) |
| Vision Quest Industries Inc. | $41.78 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Pacira Therapeutics, Inc. | $21.75 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $21.10 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $15.75 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $14.74 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $41.78 | 1 | Vision Quest Industries Inc. ($41.78) |
| 2021 | $8,580 | 3 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($8,542) |
| 2020 | $241.36 | 6 | Abbott Laboratories ($145.47) |
| 2019 | $151.84 | 2 | Abbott Laboratories ($145.47) |
| 2018 | $14,609 | 5 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. ($14,469) |
| 2017 | $30,627 | 4 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. ($30,477) |
All Payment Transactions
21 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/16/2024 | Vision Quest Industries Inc. | PRO estim NMES Stimulator (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $41.78 | General |
| Category: NMES | ||||||
| 07/13/2021 | Pacira Therapeutics, Inc. | Zilretta (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.75 | General |
| Category: Musculoskeletal | ||||||
| 04/27/2021 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | ORTHOVISC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.75 | General |
| Category: Sports Early Intervention | ||||||
| 01/15/2021 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | STRIDE UNI (Device), NAVIO | Acquisitions | Cash or cash equivalent | $8,542.22 | General |
| Category: Recon Knees | ||||||
| 10/28/2020 | Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. | Zilretta (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.69 | General |
| Category: Musculoskeletal | ||||||
| 08/25/2020 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | EXPAREL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.10 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 08/11/2020 | Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. | Zilretta (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.83 | General |
| Category: Musculoskeletal | ||||||
| 07/15/2020 | Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. | Zilretta (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.83 | General |
| Category: Musculoskeletal | ||||||
| 05/26/2020 | Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. | Zilretta (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.44 | General |
| Category: Musculoskeletal | ||||||
| 01/07/2020 | Abbott Laboratories | Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $145.47 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 12/23/2019 | Abbott Laboratories | Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $145.47 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 03/09/2019 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Physio-Stim Osteogenesis Stimulator (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.37 | General |
| Category: STIMULATOR, BONE GROWTH, NON-INVASIVE | ||||||
| 09/11/2018 | Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. | Zilretta (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.53 | General |
| Category: Musculoskeletal | ||||||
| 06/26/2018 | Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | XIAFLEX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.74 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICUROLOGY | ||||||
| 06/12/2018 | Bioventus LLC | Durolane (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.29 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 04/26/2018 | Boston Scientific Corporation | SPECTRA WAVEWRITER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $96.43 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 01/18/2018 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | Stride Unicondylar Knee System (Device), Navio Surgical System | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $14,468.54 | General |
| Category: Recon Knees | ||||||
| 10/18/2017 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | HEALICOIL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.88 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Shoulder | ||||||
| 09/20/2017 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | Stride Unicondylar Knee System (Device), Navio Surgical System | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $16,141.95 | General |
| Category: Recon Knee | ||||||
| 05/18/2017 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | Stride Unicondylar Knee System (Device), Navio Surgical System | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $14,325.29 | General |
| Category: Recon Knee | ||||||
| 03/16/2017 | Stryker Corporation | Makoplasty (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $150.00 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11 | 886 | 112,531 | $849,873 | $125,879 |
| 2022 | 10 | 1,071 | 118,488 | $1.1M | $185,243 |
| 2021 | 11 | 1,315 | 172,488 | $1.5M | $260,899 |
| 2020 | 24 | 1,726 | 176,922 | $1.9M | $272,656 |
Total Patients
4,998
Total Services
580,429
Medicare Billing
$844,677
Procedure Codes
56
All Medicare Procedures & Services
56 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 179 | 669 | $250,875 | $42,277 | 16.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 196 | 503 | $231,615 | $32,609 | 14.1% |
| J7329 | Hyaluronan or derivative, trivisc, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 12 | 1,376 | $68,800 | $9,678 | 14.1% |
| 20550 | Injection into tendon or ligament | Office | 2023 | 49 | 226 | $74,580 | $8,791 | 11.8% |
| J1030 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | Office | 2023 | 232 | 1,445 | $60,690 | $8,143 | 13.4% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 107 | 107 | $71,125 | $7,682 | 10.8% |
| 96372 | Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle | Office | 2023 | 26 | 699 | $20,970 | $7,363 | 35.1% |
| 20611 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | Office | 2023 | 20 | 48 | $27,600 | $3,774 | 13.7% |
| 76942 | Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | Office | 2023 | 27 | 56 | $20,160 | $2,554 | 12.7% |
| J1071 | Injection, testosterone cypionate, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 26 | 107,380 | $16,678 | $2,252 | 13.5% |
| 20600 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint | Office | 2023 | 12 | 22 | $6,780 | $754.58 | 11.1% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 223 | 917 | $343,875 | $60,888 | 17.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 230 | 604 | $275,540 | $43,193 | 15.7% |
| J7320 | Hyaluronan or derivitive, genvisc 850, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | Office | 2022 | 15 | 2,375 | $95,000 | $31,894 | 33.6% |
| 20550 | Injection into tendon or ligament | Office | 2022 | 72 | 324 | $106,920 | $12,916 | 12.1% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 143 | 143 | $94,325 | $11,290 | 12.0% |
| J1030 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | Office | 2022 | 273 | 1,853 | $77,826 | $9,106 | 11.7% |
| 96372 | Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle | Office | 2022 | 33 | 773 | $23,265 | $8,412 | 36.2% |
| 76942 | Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | Office | 2022 | 37 | 83 | $29,880 | $4,049 | 13.6% |
| J1071 | Injection, testosterone cypionate, 1 mg | Office | 2022 | 32 | 111,400 | $11,140 | $2,252 | 20.2% |
| 20611 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | Office | 2022 | 13 | 16 | $9,200 | $1,243 | 13.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 362 | 1,258 | $562,800 | $85,294 | 15.2% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule | Office | 2021 | 253 | 1,136 | $426,000 | $73,277 | 17.2% |
| J7320 | Hyaluronan or derivitive, genvisc 850, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | Office | 2021 | 17 | 3,178 | $127,205 | $43,005 | 33.8% |
| 20550 | Injections of tendon sheath, ligament, or muscle membrane | Office | 2021 | 74 | 376 | $124,125 | $14,472 | 11.7% |
About Dr. Don Lester, MD
Dr. Don Lester, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Fresno, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/22/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1467568550.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Don Lester, MD has received a total of $54,250 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $41.78 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 21 transactions from 12 companies. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program" ($44,936).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Lester has provided services to 4,998 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 580,429 services with total Medicare billing of $844,677. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 56 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Fresno, CA
- Active Since 08/22/2006
- Last Updated 07/08/2007
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1467568550
Products in Payments
- Stride Unicondylar Knee System (Device) $44,936
- STRIDE UNI (Device) $8,542
- Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) $290.94
- Makoplasty (Device) $150.00
- Zilretta (Drug) $112.07
- SPECTRA WAVEWRITER (Device) $96.43
- PRO estim NMES Stimulator (Device) $41.78
- EXPAREL (Drug) $21.10
- ORTHOVISC (Device) $15.75
- XIAFLEX (Biological) $14.74
- Durolane (Device) $13.29
- HEALICOIL (Device) $9.88
- Physio-Stim Osteogenesis Stimulator (Device) $6.37
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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