Physician

Christopher J Lesar, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Christopher Lesar, M.D. (NPI: 1285628917) practices vascular surgery in the Chattanooga, TN-GA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Hamilton, TN. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is VASCULAR INSTITUTE OF CHATTANOOGA, PLLC (NPI: 1205208352; TIN: 47-5189900) and primary practice location at 37421-2291.

Lesar's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 992 traditional Medicare patients, billed 3,608 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $1,585,146 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 93925 (Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts). Part D data shows 1,219 prescription claims across 438 beneficiaries totaling $363,651 in drug costs, led by Xarelto (Rivaroxaban). Open Payments data shows 45 records totaling $31,258. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing did not follow a clear longitudinal pattern. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved sharply higher in recent years, from $17,260 to $363,651. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	1,069	3,014	$1,322,407
2016	725	4,847	$1,735,442
2017	938	6,797	$2,993,385
2018	1,075	17,122	$2,266,798
2019	827	16,195	$1,836,663
2020	505	11,602	$1,633,003
2021	378	16,321	$1,610,364
2022	474	37,173	$1,847,023
2023	1,202	14,326	$1,664,881
2024	992	3,608	$1,585,146

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	219	537	$17,260
2016	251	566	$13,853
2017	319	758	$37,306
2018	381	993	$71,320
2019	341	837	$104,124
2020	333	959	$131,286
2021	282	795	$128,812
2022	316	976	$346,578
2023	402	1,201	$427,532
2024	438	1,219	$363,651

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
93925	Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts	227	237	$159
93880	Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	207	210	$116
93978	Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts	202	212	$103
93922	Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	224	245	$45
36415	Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	181	249	$9

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	355	16,483	$306,558
Eliquis	Apixaban	62	2,495	$48,589
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	524	43,059	$6,040
Cilostazol	Cilostazol	49	3,210	$1,336
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	86	282	$308

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	45	$31,258	Philips North America LLC
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	0	$0	N/R
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Christopher J. Lesar, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Christopher J. Lesar, M.D. (NPI 1285628917), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Christopher J. Lesar, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Christopher J. Lesar, M.D.?

Christopher J. Lesar, M.D. is linked to VASCULAR INSTITUTE OF CHATTANOOGA, PLLC (billing NPI 1205208352) in the available physician profile data.

Does Christopher J. Lesar, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Christopher J. Lesar, M.D. has 45 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.