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Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA

Accepting New Patients

(Ms. Karla Lurell Lester, PA-C)

(32 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine

3115-D Brushy Creek Road
Greer, SC 29650

(864) 877-4221

Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA is in Greer, SC specializing in family medicine. Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA is affiliated with Bon Secours, Bon Secours - St. Francis Hospital and ST FRANCIS PHYSICIAN SERVICES INC.

Office Locations

3115-D Brushy Creek Road
Greer, SC 29650

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA in 2023

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

Top 10%

By Affordability:

lab tests

urinalysis

In 2023, Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA had a list price for lab tests, and urinalysis that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within South Carolina. 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:

urine tests

In 2012, Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA had a list price for urine tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within South Carolina. 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

Volume of procedures performed by Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	54

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA treated as in Greer, SC during 2013 were blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA for Medicare patients.

blood draw	11
doctor visit	68

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA.

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	37

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA in 2013

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA treated as in Greer, SC during 2014 were lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	284
lab tests	25
preventive care	11
vaccines	11

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA.

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	100

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	24
85 and over	14
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA in 2014

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA treated as in Greer, SC during 2015 were lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	233
lab tests	19
preventive care	17
vaccines	17

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	180

**Age**
From 65 to 74	178
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA in 2015

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	23
Dementia	9
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA treated as in Greer, SC during 2016 were preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	196
lab tests	11
preventive care	25
vaccines	25

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA.

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	93

**Age**
From 65 to 74	85
From 75 to 84	29
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA in 2016

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	33
Dementia	9
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA treated as in Greer, SC during 2017 were preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	353
lab tests	39
preventive care	88
vaccines	75

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA.

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	156

**Age**
From 65 to 74	135
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	16
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA in 2017

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA treated as in Greer, SC during 2018 were preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	490
lab tests	37
preventive care	45
vaccines	45

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA.

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	152

**Age**
From 65 to 74	137
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	23
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA in 2018

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA treated as in Greer, SC during 2019 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	454
preventive care	21
vaccines	21

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA.

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	142

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	209
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	125
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	14
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	11
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA treated as in Greer, SC during 2020 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	357
preventive care	23
vaccines	23

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA.

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	138

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	199
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	119
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	15
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA in 2020

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA treated as in Greer, SC during 2021 were lab tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	508
lab tests	25
preventive care	11

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	158

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	247
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	20
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA in 2021

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	35
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA treated as in Greer, SC during 2022 were lab tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	518
lab tests	33
preventive care	11

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	239

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	344
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	204
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	34
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	37
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA treated as in Greer, SC were vaccines, preventive care, lab tests and blood draw.

blood draw	11
doctor visit	319
lab tests	27
preventive care	28
vaccines	31

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	126

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	90
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	49
85 and over	12
Less than 65	14
65 to 74	116

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	6
Cancer	4

Education & Training

She is certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants and has a state license in South Carolina.

Board Certification: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants

Licensed In: South Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Bon Secours

Bon Secours - St. Francis Hospital

ST FRANCIS PHYSICIAN SERVICES INC

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA appears to accept the following insurance providers: CorVel, WellCare, Medicare Advantage, MultiPlan, United Healthcare, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, Anthem, WellPoint, Molina Healthcare, Payer Provider, Sedgwick/Careworks KY OH SC VA, America's 1st Choice SC, Absolute Total Care SC, Medicare SC, Medicare Railroad (Palmetto GBA) SC, Aetna Health Insurance Company SC, CIN-Greenville, Bright Health Plan, Medcost SC, EON Health, Select Health Network SC, Blue Cross Blue Shield SC and Employer Health Network SC.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA accepts the following insurance providers:

CorVel

WellCare

Medicare Advantage

MultiPlan

United Healthcare

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

Anthem

WellPoint

Molina Healthcare

Payer Provider

Sedgwick/Careworks KY OH SC VA

America's 1st Choice SC

Absolute Total Care SC

Medicare SC

Medicare Railroad (Palmetto GBA) SC

Aetna Health Insurance Company SC

CIN-Greenville

Bright Health Plan

Medcost SC

EON Health

Select Health Network SC

Blue Cross Blue Shield SC

Employer Health Network SC

Ratings & Reviews

Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.94 out of 5 stars based on 32 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA from all over the web to help you find the right in Greer, SC.

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Reviews From Around The Web

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-05-30

Patient verified via Press Ganey

The entire staff, especially Carla, are the best. I have never been treated better at any medical facility, and a genuine care that they give me and show me. This staff and Carla, especially, are the reason I go there and continue to go there and will be going there forever. Words cannot express my gratitude for them.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-12-19

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Karla Lester literally LISTENS and talks through you're issues and explains whats happening and why and whay needs to be done she is a life saver

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-10-27

Patient verified via Press Ganey

My care provider is knowledgeable providing solutions for my complaints all the while showing concern for me. She shows genuine compassion.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-04-19

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PA Karla was very patient and answered my questions, very friendly and I didn't feel rushed.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-06-22

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Karla Lester is exceptional!

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-06-13

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Already recommended

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-02-15

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Very knowledgeable

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-11-29

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Excellent.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-12-18

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Very good

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Ms. Karla L. Lester, PA. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Abbott Laboratories	$141 Freestyle Libre 2 $97	FREESTYLE LIBRE 3 $25	PROCLAIM $19
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$66 Kerendia $66
AbbVie Inc.	$62 QULIPTA $38	VRAYLAR $24
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.	$44 Trintellix $44
Exact Sciences Corporation	$44 Cologuard Collection Kit $44
Other	$318 XIFAXAN $41	DEXCOM G6 TRANSMITTER $35	ENTRESTO $34	QUVIVIQ $31	Injectafer $29	Other $148

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$675

Biography

Ms. Karla Lester works as a family medicine. She is rated highly by her patients. Ms. Lester appears to be an in-network provider for Anthem, Blue California, and CorVel, in addition to other insurance carriers. She is affiliated with Bon Secours. According to Bon Secours, new patients are welcome to contact her office in Greer, SC.