Lester J. Fahrner IV, MD, MS

Primary specialty

Diagnostic Radiology PhysicianTaxonomy code 2085R0202X

License

2012-02305 Issued in NC

Practice address

700 E Morehead St Ste 300
Charlotte, NC 28202-2742

Phone

(704) 334-7800

NPI assigned

Jun 16, 2008

Last updated

Feb 10, 2026By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Other identifiers 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in WI, MN, ND, SC, NC5 enrollments

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 5

Specialty

Diagnostic Radiology

Education

Other, 2008

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Charlotte Radiology PAGroup PAC ID 4587577390, 222 clinicians

Fairview ClinicsGroup PAC ID 7113830142, 799 clinicians

Grand Itasca Clinic and HospitalGroup PAC ID 8123939550, 328 clinicians

Allina Health SystemGroup PAC ID 4587573613, shared by 89 NPIs, 3,844 clinicians

Pembina County Memorial Hospital AssociationGroup PAC ID 4789643719, 142 clinicians

Fairview Express CareGroup PAC ID 3375645179, 1,946 clinicians

Ridgeview Medical CenterGroup PAC ID 9234041997, 407 clinicians

Range Regional Health ServicesGroup PAC ID 8022920024, 349 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health Hospital, Charlotte, NC, CCN 340113
• M Health Fairview St John's Hospital Hospital, Maplewood, MN, CCN 240210
• Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Hospital, Concord, NC, CCN 340001
• Atrium Health Pineville Hospital, Charlotte, NC, CCN 340098
• Atrium Health University City Hospital, Charlotte, NC, CCN 340166

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine, Master of Science

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations (25 of 42)

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Charlotte Radiology P a

  • Specialist
  • Charlotte, NC
  • NPI 1649220443

  SC

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Fairview Clinics

  dba Fairview Clinics-Hiawatha

  • Primary Care Clinic/Center
  • Minneapolis, MN
  • NPI 1346432218
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Fairview Express Care

  dba M Health Fairview Recovery Clinic

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Minneapolis, MN
  • NPI 1053952606
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Grand Rapids, MN
  • NPI 1669426631
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Pembina County Memorial Hospital Association

  dba Clinicare

  • Rural Health Clinic/Center
  • Cavalier, ND
  • NPI 1417093949

  MN

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Range Regional Health Services

  • Clinic/Center
  • Hibbing, MN
  • NPI 1669569265
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Ridgeview Medical Center

  dba Ridgeview Medical Center CRNAs

  • Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
  • Waconia, MN
  • NPI 1528364429
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Allina Health System

  dba Allina Health Buffalo Specialty Clinic

  • Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician
  • Buffalo, MN
  • NPI 1295272342
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Allina Health System

  dba Allina Health River Falls Clinic

  • General Practice Physician
  • River Falls, WI
  • NPI 1407395247
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Allina Health System

  dba Allina Health Annandale Clinic

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Annandale, MN
  • NPI 1457657249
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Allina Health System

  dba River Falls Professional Services

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • River Falls, WI
  • NPI 1578507513
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Lac Qui Parle Clinic of Madison Inc

  • Rural Health Clinic/Center
  • Madison, MN
  • NPI 1144266156
  Medicare reassignment NPD

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Carolinas Medical Center

  dba Atrium Health Behavioral Health

  • Psychiatric Hospital Unit
  • Charlotte, NC
  • NPI 1053358945
  Care Compare affiliation
• Carolinas Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Charlotte, NC
  • NPI 1295789907
  Care Compare affiliation
• Carolinas Medical Center

  dba Atrium Health Mercy

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Charlotte, NC
  • NPI 1376985135
  Care Compare affiliation
• Carolinas Medical Center

  dba Levine Children's Hospital Pediatrics

  • Children's Rehabilitation Hospital
  • Charlotte, NC
  • NPI 1699829887
  Care Compare affiliation
• Carolinas Medical Center

  • End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Treatment Clinic/Center
  • Charlotte, NC
  • NPI 1720029705

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Carolinas Medical Center

  dba Atrium Health Laboratory

  • Clinical Medical Laboratory
  • Charlotte, NC
  • NPI 1811005150

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority

  dba Atrium Health University City

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Charlotte, NC
  • NPI 1346297892
  Care Compare affiliation
• The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority

  dba Atrium Health Pineville

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Charlotte, NC
  • NPI 1417432840
  Care Compare affiliation
• The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority

  dba Atrium Health Cabarrus

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Concord, NC
  • NPI 1487866315
  Care Compare affiliation
• The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority

  dba Atrium Health Cabarrus Inpatient Psych Unit

  • Psychiatric Hospital Unit
  • Concord, NC
  • NPI 1629283866
  Care Compare affiliation
• The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority

  dba Atrium Health Pineville Rehabilitation Hospital

  • Rehabilitation Hospital Unit
  • Charlotte, NC
  • NPI 1962987131
  Care Compare affiliation
• Healtheast St. John's Hospital

  dba Fairview St John's Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Maplewood, MN
  • NPI 1447218482
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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• David Fafore, LCSW-A
• James Arthur Fagan, M.D.
• Kaitlin Marie Fagan, NP
• Lavina Rae Fagan
• Elizabeth Shields Fagg, M.S.
• Christopher Randall Fahrney, DMD
• Jordan Andrew Failla, DO
• Leighton Barber Fain, D.M.D.
• Timothy Milton Fain, NP
• Milagros Fair-Smith, LCMHC

• Diagnostic Radiology Physician in Charlotte, NC
• Providers in Charlotte, NC by specialty
• Diagnostic Radiology Physician in North Carolina

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Feb 10, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.