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Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD

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(Dr. Robert Alfred Lester IV, M.D.)

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Specializes in: Family Medicine

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine (2003)

109 Hospital Drive
Calhoun, GA 30701

(706) 625-0333

Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Calhoun, GA specializing in family medicine. He graduated from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine in 2003 and has 23 years of experience. Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD is affiliated with ADVENTIST HEALTH SYSTEM GEORGIA INC.

Office Locations

109 Hospital Drive
Calhoun, GA 30701

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Affordability:

urinalysis

In 2023, Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD had a list price for urinalysis that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Georgia. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

blood draw

blood draw for lab tests

complete blood count

phlebotomy for lab tests

venipuncture

In 2023, Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD had a list price for blood draw, blood draw for lab tests, complete blood count (CBC), phlebotomy for lab tests, and venipuncture (phlebotomy) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Georgia. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

In 2012, Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD had a list price for blood count tests, blood tests, lab tests, and urine tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Georgia. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Calhoun, GA during 2012 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	327
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	23
diabetes management	43
doctor visit	890
lab tests	495
musculoskeletal imaging	11
preventive care	149
thoracic (chest) imaging	23
thyroid function tests	52
vaccines	58
X-rays	34

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Calhoun, GA during 2013 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	324
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	32
diabetes management	69
doctor visit	851
lab tests	867
preventive care	269
thoracic (chest) imaging	16
thyroid function tests	154
vaccines	59
X-rays	16

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD.

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	177

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	285
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	26
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD in 2013

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	35
Dementia	7
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Calhoun, GA during 2014 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	331
diabetes management	74
doctor visit	949
lab tests	900
preventive care	254
thoracic (chest) imaging	27
thyroid function tests	160
vaccines	60
X-rays	27

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD.

**Gender**
Male	173
Female	198

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	358
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	169
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	32
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD in 2014

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	36
Dementia	10
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Calhoun, GA during 2015 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	393
diabetes management	74
doctor visit	940
lab tests	542
preventive care	178
thoracic (chest) imaging	25
vaccines	104
X-rays	25

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD.

**Gender**
Male	310
Female	382

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	656
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	302
From 75 to 84	204
85 and over	76
Less than 65	110

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD in 2015

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Calhoun, GA during 2016 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	414
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	34
diabetes management	121
doctor visit	1020
lab tests	566
preventive care	208
thoracic (chest) imaging	28
vaccines	87
X-rays	28

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD.

**Gender**
Male	168
Female	215

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	367
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	173
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	40
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD in 2016

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	36
Dementia	12
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Calhoun, GA during 2017 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	466
diabetes management	126
doctor visit	992
lab tests	606
musculoskeletal imaging	24
preventive care	269
thoracic (chest) imaging	27
vaccines	132
X-rays	51

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD.

**Gender**
Male	166
Female	220

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	366
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	182
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	42
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD in 2017

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Calhoun, GA during 2018 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	523
diabetes management	133
doctor visit	970
lab tests	626
musculoskeletal imaging	16
preventive care	242
vaccines	109
X-rays	16

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD.

**Gender**
Male	174
Female	199

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	356
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	171
From 75 to 84	107
85 and over	36
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD in 2018

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	32
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Calhoun, GA during 2019 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	616
diabetes management	149
doctor visit	900
lab tests	768
musculoskeletal imaging	19
preventive care	231
vaccines	82
X-rays	19

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD.

**Gender**
Male	178
Female	217

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	380
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	191
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	38
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD in 2019

Hypertension	0
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Calhoun, GA during 2020 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	582
diabetes management	153
doctor visit	699
lab tests	725
musculoskeletal imaging	11
preventive care	223
vaccines	70
X-rays	11

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD.

**Gender**
Male	168
Female	188

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	342
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	169
From 75 to 84	95
85 and over	41
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD in 2020

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Calhoun, GA during 2021 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	677
diabetes management	205
doctor visit	865
lab tests	735
preventive care	296
vaccines	91

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD.

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	164

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	304
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	166
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	36
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Calhoun, GA during 2022 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	492
diabetes management	178
doctor visit	747
lab tests	680
preventive care	240
vaccines	62

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	154

**Age**
From 65 to 74	144
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	35
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	29
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Calhoun, GA were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and thyroid function tests.

blood draw	467
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	29
diabetes management	120
doctor visit	893
lab tests	682
musculoskeletal imaging	16
preventive care	232
thoracic (chest) imaging	24
thyroid function tests	122
vaccines	83
X-rays	25

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD.

**Gender**
Male	159
Female	192

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	310
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	99
85 and over	36
Less than 65	52
65 to 74	163

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Education & Training

Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD graduated from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine in 2003. He completed residency at Floyd Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and has a state license in Georgia.

Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine (2003)

Residency: Floyd Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine

Licensed In: Georgia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

ADVENTIST HEALTH SYSTEM GEORGIA INC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Robert A. Lester IV, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$1,283 FARXIGA $889	BYDUREON WEEKLY $126	BYDUREON PEN $32	SYMBICORT $29	DALIRESP $18	Other $188
Novo Nordisk Inc	$1,121 Ozempic $303	Tresiba $285	RYBELSUS $194	Victoza $177	Wegovy $96	Other $66
Pfizer Inc.	$996 ELIQUIS $311	NURTEC ODT $129	TRUMENBA $111	VIAGRA $89	PREVNAR 20 $86	Other $269
Amgen Inc.	$930 Repatha $649	Prolia $260	$21
Lilly USA, LLC	$802 MOUNJARO $195	BASAGLAR $167	JARDIANCE $166	GLYXAMBI $80	FORTEO $49	Other $145
Other	$7,881 JARDIANCE $318	VRAYLAR $312	ENTRESTO $289	VYVANSE $229	REXULTI $197	Other $6,535

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$12,762
Consulting Fee	$175
Education	$76

Biography

Dr. Robert Lester's medical specialty is family medicine. Dr. Lester attended medical school at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine. He completed his residency training at Floyd Medical Center. According to Doctor.com, new patients are welcome to contact his office in Calhoun, GA.