Dr. Lydell Cecil Lettsome , MD
Surgery • Dover, DE
640 S State St Fl 2
Dover, DE 199013530
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NPI assigned on September 29, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 2,470 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 11045 — Removal of skin and tissue, each additional 20.0 sq cm or less: 1,143 service units.
- 11042 — Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less: 641 service units.
- 99213 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 459 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 8 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 55 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2022.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2022. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2022:
- Mupirocin — 26 prescription fills, including refills.
- Santyl (Collagenase Clostridium Hist.) — 18 prescription fills, including refills.
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim (Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim) — 11 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2022. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Dover, DE (2024, 12 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 347. Middle half: 149 to 573.
More Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Delaware (2024, 65 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 269. Middle half: 156 to 394.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 902 in 2020 to 2,470 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
640 S State St Fl 2
Dover, DE 199013530
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Bayhealth Medical Center, Inc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University
1996
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
198 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $125,739 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $97,352 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
55 standardized 30-day fills in 2022
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$28,325 in 2022
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2022, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2022.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $17,046.81 across 38 records.
By nature of payment (3 largest of 4)
- Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program: $8,250.00 across 3 records.
- Travel and Lodging: $3,660.71 across 8 records.
- Consulting Fee: $3,025.00 across 2 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 5)
- Smith+Nephew, Inc.: $16,701.72 across 33 records.
- Organogenesis Inc.: $160.48 across 2 records.
- Integra LifeSciences Corporation: $140.29 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
30 years (graduated 1996)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1996 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Lettsome has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Lettsome as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Dover and Delaware
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Dover, DE (2024, 12 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 347. Middle half: 149 to 573.
More Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Delaware (2024, 65 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 269. Middle half: 156 to 394.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Dover, DE (2024, 12 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $41,884. Middle half: $19,108 to $100,600.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Delaware (2024, 65 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $35,404. Middle half: $17,273 to $56,569.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Dover, DE (2024, 12 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $32,595. Middle half: $14,422 to $77,622.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Delaware (2024, 65 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $27,457. Middle half: $12,731 to $43,489.
Medicare Part D
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Lettsome are from 2022.
28 active clinicians are listed under Surgery with a practice address in Dover, DE (109 in Delaware).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Dover
21.4% of these 28 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
42.9% of these 28 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 174% from 902 in 2020 to 2,470 in 2024.
- 2020: 902
- 2021: 2,611
- 2022: 1,878
- 2023: 2,218
- 2024: 2,470
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 87% from $67,122 in 2020 to $125,739 in 2024.
- 2020: $67,122
- 2021: $289,784
- 2022: $170,755
- 2023: $134,646
- 2024: $125,739
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 88% from $51,873 in 2020 to $97,352 in 2024.
- 2020: $51,873
- 2021: $230,531
- 2022: $130,263
- 2023: $104,286
- 2024: $97,352
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 72% from 199 in 2018 to 55 in 2022.
- 2018: 199
- 2019: 227
- 2020: 256
- 2021: 48
- 2022: 55
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 73% from 201 in 2018 to 55 in 2022.
- 2018: 201
- 2019: 233
- 2020: 258
- 2021: 48
- 2022: 55
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 751% from $3,329 in 2018 to $28,325 in 2022.
- 2018: $3,329
- 2019: $8,709
- 2020: $10,566
- 2021: $791
- 2022: $28,325
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $36.86 in 2021 to $17,046.81 in 2025.
- 2021: $36.86
- 2022: $494.60
- 2023: $1,625.74
- 2024: $11,011.20
- 2025: $17,046.81
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2022), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): 38 records totaling $17,046.81.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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GRAFIX | General | $3,850.00 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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GRAFIX | General | $2,750.00 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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NA | General | $1,650.00 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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GRAFIX | General | $1,512.50 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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GRAFIX | General | $1,512.50 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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GRAFIX | General | $973.05 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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PICO | General | $878.13 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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PICO | General | $721.60 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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PICO | General | $279.49 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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GRAFIX | General | $243.21 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
Cash or cash equivalent
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GRAFIX | General | $218.35 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PICO | General | $189.47 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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GRAFIX | General | $188.08 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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GRAFIX PL | General | $171.14 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PICO | General | $162.35 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
Cash or cash equivalent
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GRAFIX | General | $158.80 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PICO | General | $154.18 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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STRAVIX | General | $149.67 |
| Organogenesis Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PURAPLY WOUND MATRIX | General | $143.45 |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Integra | General | $140.29 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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GRAFIX | General | $138.00 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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GRAFIX | General | $123.97 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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GRAFIX PL | General | $118.25 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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GRAFIX PL | General | $90.45 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PICO | General | $85.44 |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2016–2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service data, 2017–2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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11045
Removal of skin and tissue, each additional 20.0 sq cm or less
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1,143 | 45 | $82.78 | $24.49 |
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11042
Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less
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641 | 128 | $258.00 | $58.33 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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459 | 128 | $307.27 | $64.09 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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100 | 66 | $458.12 | $94.48 |
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11044
Removal of bone, 20.0 sq cm or less
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54 | 14 | $658.63 | $219.11 |
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11043
Removal of muscle and/or tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less
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45 | 11 | $454.78 | $146.15 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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17 | 17 | $802.94 | $129.85 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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11 | 11 | $521.64 | $79.59 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2022.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Mupirocin | Mupirocin | 26 | 362 | $261.70 | 21 |
| Santyl | Collagenase Clostridium Hist. | 18 | 372 | $27,988.51 | 12 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim | Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 11 | 137 | $74.98 | — |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2022; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2023-03-09NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - GENERAL SURGERY
I20220430000158
DE
2163314394
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Bayhealth Medical Center, Inc
640 S State St, Dover, DE 199013530
Phone: 3027444700
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Nurse Practitioner
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Family Nurse Practitioner (Certified)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 640 S STATE ST FL 2, DOVER, DE 199013530 (Tel: 3027447500)
Registered at 640 S STATE ST # MC3055, DOVER, DE 199013530 (Tel: 3024801688)
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: DE C1-0024789)
Registered at 156 ROUTE 59 STE A2, SUFFERN, NY 109015013 (Tel: 8455172870)
Registered at 384 CRYSTAL RUN RD STE 201, MIDDLETOWN, NY 10941 (Tel: 8456928780)
Registered at 384 CRYSTAL RUN RD STE 201, MIDDLETOWN, NY 109414073 (Tel: 8456928780)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 95 CRYSTAL RUN RD, MIDDLETOWN, NY 109417001 (Tel: 8457036999)
Registered at 155 CRYSTAL RUN RD, MIDDLETOWN, NY 109414028 (Tel: 8457036999)
Recorded as LYDELL LETTSOME, M.D.
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: NY 215776)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Surgery Specialists in Dover
- Dr. Lindsay Grasso, MD
- Mian Arsam Haroon
- Dr. Lynnsey Kallberg, DO
- Amber Jacobson
- Dr. Mridul Pansari, MD
- Dr. Edward Alexander, MD
Mailing Address
640 S State St # Mc3055
Dover, DE 199013530
Phone: 3024801688