Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $332.28 | 5 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonx Corporation | $257.30 | 4 | $0 (2022) |
| Mylan Specialty L.P. | $74.98 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $74.98 | 1 | Mylan Specialty L.P. ($74.98) |
| 2022 | $15.17 | 1 | Pulmonx Corporation ($15.17) |
| 2021 | $167.82 | 2 | Pulmonx Corporation ($167.82) |
| 2020 | $74.31 | 1 | Pulmonx Corporation ($74.31) |
All Payment Transactions
5 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/20/2023 | Mylan Specialty L.P. | YUPELRI (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $74.98 | General |
| Category: Anticholinergics, Inhaled | ||||||
| 01/19/2022 | Pulmonx Corporation | CHARTIS CATHETER (Device), ZEPHYR DELIVERY CATHETER, ZEPHYR ENDOBRONCHIAL VALVE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.17 | General |
| Category: PULMONOLOGY | ||||||
| 07/20/2021 | Pulmonx Corporation | ZEPHYR DELIVERY CATHETER (Device), PULMONX CHARTIS TABLET CONSOLE, ZEPHYR ENDOBRONCHIAL VALVE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $118.02 | General |
| Category: PULMONOLOGY | ||||||
| 03/18/2021 | Pulmonx Corporation | ZEPHYR DELIVERY CATHETER (Device), ZEPHYR ENDOBRONCHIAL VALVE, PULMONX CHARTIS TABLET CONSOLE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $49.80 | General |
| Category: PULMONOLOGY | ||||||
| 12/03/2020 | Pulmonx Corporation | Pulmonx Endobronchial Valve EBV (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $74.31 | General |
| Category: Pulmonology | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13 | 717 | 874 | $275,120 | $52,662 |
| 2022 | 11 | 869 | 1,040 | $254,960 | $52,251 |
| 2021 | 9 | 316 | 392 | $125,681 | $31,492 |
| 2020 | 1 | 27 | 28 | $9,520 | $4,745 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
34 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99291 | Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 38 | 108 | $100,341 | $17,501 | 17.4% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 132 | 180 | $77,220 | $17,093 | 22.1% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 50 | 50 | $30,900 | $6,090 | 19.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 44 | 49 | $15,582 | $3,238 | 20.8% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 47 | $14,241 | $2,732 | 19.2% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $9,168 | $1,384 | 15.1% |
| 94618 | Test for exercise-induced lung stress | Office | 2023 | 80 | 85 | $7,903 | $1,285 | 16.3% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 12 | $5,232 | $1,088 | 20.8% |
| 94729 | Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases | Office | 2023 | 105 | 108 | $3,570 | $671.61 | 18.8% |
| 94726 | Test to determine lung volumes using sensors | Office | 2023 | 75 | 77 | $3,696 | $644.60 | 17.4% |
| 94010 | Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | Office | 2023 | 84 | 87 | $4,083 | $503.82 | 12.3% |
| 94727 | Test to determine lung volumes using gas dilution or washout | Office | 2023 | 28 | 29 | $1,390 | $247.05 | 17.8% |
| 94060 | Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration | Office | 2023 | 26 | 26 | $1,794 | $184.59 | 10.3% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 119 | 176 | $75,504 | $17,176 | 22.7% |
| 99291 | Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 37 | 94 | $70,010 | $15,285 | 21.8% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2022 | 78 | 78 | $48,204 | $8,776 | 18.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 49 | 62 | $19,716 | $4,215 | 21.4% |
| 94618 | Test for exercise-induced lung stress | Office | 2022 | 114 | 134 | $12,834 | $2,080 | 16.2% |
| 99292 | Critical care, each additional 30 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 21 | $8,103 | $1,660 | 20.5% |
| 94726 | Test to determine lung volumes using sensors | Office | 2022 | 114 | 118 | $6,348 | $961.10 | 15.1% |
| 94729 | Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases | Office | 2022 | 152 | 157 | $5,637 | $923.92 | 16.4% |
| 94010 | Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | Office | 2022 | 143 | 149 | $5,698 | $799.44 | 14.0% |
| 94727 | Test to determine lung volumes using gas dilution or washout | Office | 2022 | 36 | 37 | $1,992 | $270.78 | 13.6% |
| 94060 | Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration | Office | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $914.00 | $103.52 | 11.3% |
| 99291 | Critical care delivery critically ill or injured patient, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 42 | 89 | $54,400 | $14,934 | 27.5% |
About Michael Lester
Michael Lester is a Internal Medicine healthcare provider based in Nashville, Tennessee. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/15/2014. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1255750501.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Michael Lester has received a total of $332.28 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $74.98 received in 2023. These payments were reported across 5 transactions from 2 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($332.28).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Lester has provided services to 1,929 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,334 services with total Medicare billing of $141,150. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 34 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Internal Medicine
- Other Specialties Critical Care Medicine, Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
- Location Nashville, TN
- Active Since 04/15/2014
- Last Updated 03/06/2024
- Taxonomy Code 207R00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1255750501
Products in Payments
- ZEPHYR DELIVERY CATHETER (Device) $167.82
- YUPELRI (Drug) $74.98
- Pulmonx Endobronchial Valve EBV (Device) $74.31
- CHARTIS CATHETER (Device) $15.17
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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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