NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brandon G. Lucas, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Orange, CA

Brandon G. Lucas, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Orange, California, and NPI 1437546496, issued on Apr 16, 2015. Check the license (California A176494, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1437546496
Name
Brandon G. Lucas
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
A176494 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1120 W LA Veta Ave Ste 300, Orange, CA 92868
Phone
(714) 598-1745
Enumerated
Apr 16, 2015
Record last updated
Mar 19, 2026
Fax
(714) 941-9539
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20221206002404); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Indiana University School Of Medicine, 2015
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1120 W LA Veta Ave Ste 300

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Christian Awah, MDOrthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1013470707
  2. Megan FurryPhysician Assistant1750129557
  3. Adriana GarciaMedical Physician Assistant1437936895
  4. Navid Ghalambor, M.D.Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1619920667
  5. Duke Hasson, M.DOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1831489939
  6. Eric Heyer, MDPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1619903887

Verify Brandon G. Lucas in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

16 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Brandon Lucas16
  2. Specialty average346

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $2,149.60

21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Linvatec Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Brandon Lucas$2,150
  2. Specialty average$23,023

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Shahin S Rad MD PCEncino, CA
  2. Spine And Sports Specialities Medical GroupOrange, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Brandon G. Lucas among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California

Brandon G. Lucas, M.D. is one of 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 84% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 84% of these records are older, 14% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Steven Barnett, MDOrange, CA 928681750378030
  2. Lawrence Barnett, MDOrange, CA 928681386631406
  3. Paul Beck, MDOrange, CA 928681356322879
  4. Peter Birnbaum, D.O. INC.Orange, CA 928681538267042
  5. Michael Gillman, M.D.Orange, CA 928681275536633
  6. Robert Gorab, MDOrange, CA 928681326035601
  7. Robert Macarthur, MDOrange, CA 928681508949470
  8. William McMaster, M.D.Orange, CA 928681336175058

Common questions

What is Brandon G. Lucas, M.D.'s NPI number?

Brandon G. Lucas, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437546496, issued on Apr 16, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brandon G. Lucas, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1120 W LA Veta Ave Ste 300, Orange, CA, 92868. Phone: (714) 598-1745. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brandon G. Lucas, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A176494, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Brandon G. Lucas, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brandon G. Lucas, M.D. had 16 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.