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Lester B. Jacobson, M.D.

NPI 1023192101ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease· San Francisco, CA

Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease (M.D.) in San Francisco, California, trained at University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine (class of 1967). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $2,045,583 for 3,414 claims, against $198,738 paid for services in 2024. E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $424.90 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1023192101
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedOct 25, 2006
Last updated in NPPESJun 23, 2010

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease Primary207RC0000XG15026CA

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) (CA)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients400
Services billed2,400 across 21 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$198,738

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)3,414 · 8,562 30-day fills
Patients380
Total drug cost$2,045,583
Generic share82% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine
Graduation year1967
Medicare specialtyCardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)
Secondary specialtiesInternal Medicine
TelehealthOffers telehealth

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$424.90 · 4 payments from 3 companies
  • 2024$631.62 · 5 payments from 5 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$236.072
Heartflow, Inc.$168.301
Octapharma USA, Inc.$20.531

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$424.90 · 4 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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