Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Jacob Lee Wester, MD

Individual provider Otolaryngology Physician · NPI 1447693973

Jacob Lee Wester, MD practises Otolaryngology in Los Angeles, California. Graduated from Oregon Health Sciences University School of Medicine in 2009, 17 years ago. Practices with First Choice Physician Partners, a 140-clinician group, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in California.

Years since qualifying
17
Trained at
Oregon Health Sciences University School of Medicine
Licensed in
CA
In the registry since
2013
Specialties on file
2
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MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

200 Medical Plaza Driveway Ste 550 Ucla Dept OF Head And Neck Surgery
Los Angeles, CA 90095-0001
Phone: (310) 206-6688
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Specialties & licences

Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207YX0905X · Licence A123456 (CA)
Otolaryngology Physician Taxonomy 207Y00000X · Licence A137267 (CA)

Record details

NPI number1447693973
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorYes
NPI enumeratedApril 15, 2013
Last updated in NPPESFebruary 5, 2026
Certification dateFebruary 5, 2026

Medicare enrollment

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

Medicare specialtyOTOLARYNGOLOGY
Medical schoolOREGON HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 2009 (17 years in practice)
Group practice First Choice Physician Partners — 140 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services
Practice locations2 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.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision 54 times · 87th percentile
Removal of skin lesions 300 times · 82nd percentile
Skin biopsy 71 times · 72nd percentile
Removal or shaving of skin growth 1–10 times
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux 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 patients868
Services billed 4,644 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age74

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Food and Beverage $269 9 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.

  • Adventist Health Sonora Hospital · Sonora, CA

Colleagues at First Choice Physician Partners

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 140 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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