Richard Lester MD
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1013017490 is registered to Richard Lester MD, a Ophthalmology Physician practising at 132 E 76 St, Ste 2d in New York, New York. Ophthalmology Physician is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy. Richard Lester MD has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2006.
Secondary identifiers
Additional identifiers this provider has registered with NPPES. Used by medical billers, credentialers, and insurance verifiers to cross-reference claims and enrollments.
Medicaid
- 00682682NY
Source: NPPES public registry.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Richard Lester MD accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Richard Lester MD directly at (212) 861-4455.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1013017490 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Ophthalmology Physician is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (212) 861-4455.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Richard Lester MD is a Type-1 individual NPI.