Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Dr. Melissa D Lester, DO

Individual provider Internal Medicine Physician · NPI 1609974708

Dr. Melissa D Lester, DO is registered under Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) in Huntington, West Virginia. Graduated from University of Pikeville, Kentucky College of Osteopathic Med in 2001, 25 years ago. Practices with University Physicians and Surgeons, Inc, a 383-clinician group, works from 2 locations and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in West Virginia.

Years since qualifying
25
Trained at
University of Pikeville, Kentucky College of Osteopathic Med
Licensed in
WV
In the registry since
2006
Specialties on file
3
What do these letters mean?
DO — Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
A fully licensed physician, trained like an MD with additional musculoskeletal training. Equivalent practice rights in all 50 states.

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Practice location Address checks out

1249 15th St 4000
Huntington, WV 25701-3662
Phone: (304) 691-8500
Fax: (304) 691-8510
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Additional practice locations (1)

  • 3075 Us Route 60 Ste D265, Huntington, WV 25705-8859 — (304) 528-4600

Specialties & licences

Interventional Cardiology Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207RI0011X · Licence 1944 (WV)
Internal Medicine Physician Taxonomy 207R00000X · Licence 1944 (WV)
Cardiovascular Disease Physician Taxonomy 207RC0000X · Licence 1944 (WV)

Record details

NPI number1609974708
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderFemale
Credentials DO
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedSeptember 20, 2006
Last updated in NPPESJuly 10, 2025
Certification dateJuly 10, 2025

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyCARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY)
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF PIKEVILLE, KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MED
Graduated 2001 (25 years in practice)
Group practice University Physicians And Surgeons, Inc — 383 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations5 on file with Medicare

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Coronary angioplasty and stenting 1–10 times
Pacemaker insertion or repair 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients413
Services billed 725 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age72

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

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Food and Beverage $455 10 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician. Those with a page here are linked.

Colleagues at University Physicians and Surgeons, Inc

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 383 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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