Lauren E Kester, PA-C

Primary specialty

Physician AssistantTaxonomy code 363A00000X

License

MA055082 Issued in PA

Practice address

400 Highland Ave
Lewistown, PA 17044-1167

Phone

(717) 248-5411

Fax

(717) 248-5038

NPI assigned

Aug 19, 2011

Last updated

Jun 11, 2026By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in PA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: No

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Physician Assistant

Education

Other, 2011

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

University of Pittsburgh PhysiciansGroup PAC ID 8729990239, 4,166 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, CCN 390164

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

80.94 of 100Reported as group

Quality

61.89

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

74.58

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Physician Assistant

State licenses

Practice roles

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: lauren.e.kester2@upmcdirect.com

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.

• University of Pittsburgh Physicians

  • Gastroenterology Physician
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • NPI 1619935004
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group
• Geisinger Clinic

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Danville, PA
  • NPI 1366493868
  Medicare reassignment
• Geisinger-HM Joint Venture, LLC

  dba Geisinger Medical Clinic Lock Haven

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Lock Haven, PA
  • NPI 1144876137
  Medicare reassignment
• Upmc Emergency Medicine Inc

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • NPI 1891744041
  NPD (past)

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

• Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside

  • Ambulatory Surgical Clinic/Center
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • NPI 1144384082

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside

  • Methadone Clinic
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • NPI 1518089200

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside

  • Psychiatric Hospital Unit
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • NPI 1750390134
  Care Compare affiliation
• Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • NPI 1821007881
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
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            "address_1": "100 N ACADEMY AVE STE 401",
            "city": "DANVILLE",
            "state": "PA",
            "postal_code": "178224903",
            "telephone_number": "717-248-5411",
            "fax_number": "717-248-5038"
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        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
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        "first_name": "LAUREN",
        "middle_name": "E",
        "credential": "PA-C",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
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        "enumeration_date": "2011-08-19",
        "last_updated": "2026-06-11",
        "certification_date": "2026-06-11",
        "status": "A"
    },
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            "code": "363A00000X",
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• Physician Assistant in Lewistown, PA
• Providers in Lewistown, PA by specialty
• Physician Assistant in Pennsylvania

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jun 11, 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.

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