Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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James Scott Lester, DO

Individual provider Family Medicine Physician · NPI 1043573322

James Scott Lester, DO is registered under Family Practice in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Qualified in 2012, 14 years ago. Practices with Fayetteville Area Health Education Foundation Inc, a 28-clinician group, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in North Carolina.

Years since qualifying
14
Licensed in
NC
In the registry since
2012
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

1601 Owen Dr
Fayetteville, NC 28304-3425 Not confirmed with CMS for 14 years — call before visiting
Phone: (910) 678-0100
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Specialties & licences

Family Medicine Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207Q00000X · Licence 184165 (NC)

Record details

NPI number1043573322
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials DO
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedJune 21, 2012
Last updated in NPPESJune 21, 2012

Medicare enrollment

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

Medicare specialtyFAMILY PRACTICE
Medical schoolOTHER
Graduated 2012 (14 years in practice)
Group practice Fayetteville Area Health Education Foundation Inc — 28 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services

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.

Removal of skin lesions 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 patients353
Services billed 2,001 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age71

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

  • Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital Hospital · Raeford, NC
  • Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Hospital · Fayetteville, NC
  • Amedisys Home Health Of Fayetteville Home health agency · Fayetteville, NC

Also affiliated with 1 long-term care hospital, which CMS identifies by certification number only.

Colleagues at Fayetteville Area Health Education Foundation Inc

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 28 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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