James Lester M.D.
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1952321309 is registered to James Lester M.D., a Diagnostic Radiology practising at 3643 N Roxboro St in Durham, North Carolina. Diagnostic Radiology uses medical imaging (X-ray, CT, MRI, ultrasound, and nuclear medicine) to diagnose disease and injury. James Lester M.D. has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2006.
Beyond the registryWhat this record adds.
This record carries 1 secondary identifier beyond the base NPI: Medicaid and other payer cross-references used by billers and credentialers, which the standard CMS NPPES lookup does not surface. It is enrolled in Medicare, linking to 8 PECOS enrollment records (each with a public Medicare Enrollment ID) sourced from CMS, which the NPPES registry does not list. Within the directory it is one of 1,585 Diagnostic Radiology providers on file in North Carolina.
Source: CMS NPPES and PECOS public files. snapshot, refreshed monthly.
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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
- 89127RVNC
Source: NPPES public registry.
Medicare enrollment
This provider holds 8 Medicare enrollments on file with the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). Each enrollment carries a public Medicare Enrollment ID (ENRLMT_ID) used by billers and intermediaries.
Practitioner
- I20051117001052Diagnostic RadiologyNC
- I20230816000820Diagnostic RadiologyMI
- I20230915003367Diagnostic RadiologyMN
- I20231030001127Diagnostic RadiologyIL
- I20250203002328Diagnostic RadiologyVT
- I20250826004758Diagnostic RadiologyNJ
- I20251201002912Diagnostic RadiologyTN
- I20251216000524Diagnostic RadiologySC
Source: CMS PECOS public enrollment file.
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 James Lester M.D. accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact James Lester M.D. directly at (919) 470-5272.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1952321309 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Diagnostic Radiology uses medical imaging (X-ray, CT, MRI, ultrasound, and nuclear medicine) to diagnose disease and injury.
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 (919) 470-5272.
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. James Lester M.D. is a Type-1 individual NPI.
As of the latest monthly CMS NPPES snapshot, 1,585 Diagnostic Radiology providers are registered in North Carolina, and James Lester M.D. is one of them. The figure refreshes each month from the federal source.