Physician

Lester H Bakos, DDS

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Lester Bakos, DDS (NPI: 1740362243) practices maxillofacial surgery in the Winchester, VA-WV market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Hampshire, WV. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY DENTAL CORPORATION (NPI: 1720097637; TIN: 550524309) and primary practice location at 26507-1587. Bakos is affiliated with the ACO West Virginia (ACO ID: A3563), participating under the MSSP model.

Bakos' data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 26 traditional Medicare patients, billed 30 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $2,474 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99221 (Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes). 2019 Part D data shows 15 prescription claims across 14 beneficiaries totaling $89 in drug costs. Open Payments data shows 3 records totaling $192. 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 has moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $5,646 and ending at $2,474. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs did not follow a clear longitudinal pattern. 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.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$4.4K$8.8K2015 Medicare payment: $5,646 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $3,966 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $2,692 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $4,704 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $6,797 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $8,676 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $4,359 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $8,840 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $8,190 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $2,474 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20152433$5,646
20161824$3,966
20172124$2,692
20182635$4,704
20195874$6,797
20205177$8,676
20212632$4,359
20224564$8,840
20234562$8,190
20242630$2,474

Part D Events Trend

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

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$145$2902015 Drug cost: $123 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $204 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $290 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $177 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $89 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20152830$123
20164451$204
20174264$290
20182130$177
20191415$89
2020N/RN/RN/R
2021N/RN/RN/R
2022N/RN/RN/R
2023N/RN/RN/R
2024N/RN/RN/R

DME Billing Trend

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

No connected DME records

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.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
99221Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes1616$63

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

No connected Part D drug-level records for 2024.

Top 5 DME services in 2024

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

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.3$192Stryker Corporation
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Lester H. Bakos, DDS?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Lester H. Bakos, DDS (NPI 1740362243), 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 Lester H. Bakos, DDS have ACO affiliation data?

Lester H. Bakos, DDS is shown with ACO affiliation data for ACO West Virginia (MSSP, ACO ID A3563).

What billing organization is linked to Lester H. Bakos, DDS?

Lester H. Bakos, DDS is linked to WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY DENTAL CORPORATION (billing NPI 1720097637) in the available physician profile data.

Does Lester H. Bakos, DDS have Open Payments data?

Lester H. Bakos, DDS has 3 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.