Brian Richard Lace
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Brian Richard Lace is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1801052741, issued on Jul 30, 2008. Check the license on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Richard Lace
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 4301091819 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Lothrop St Suite 900-C, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
- Phone
- (412) 647-7555
- Enumerated
- Jul 30, 2008
- Record last updated
- Sep 18, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (412) 647-4710
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160620000453); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Temple University School Of Medicine, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brian Richard Lace in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)Check the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $1,050.31
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Excela Health Physician Practices, IncGreensburg, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian Richard Lace among 377 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Pennsylvania
Brian Richard Lace is one of 377 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 56% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 1998 among the 223 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 377 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 377 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Pittsburgh → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nicholas Baker, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131568624393
- Edward Cheong, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131700034774
- Rajeev DhuparPittsburgh, PA 152131750559761
- David Kaczorowski, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152131780809889
- Samuel Keeley, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131477701860
- Amy Kirchner, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131225191208
- Robert Kormos, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131457325615
- Arjun PennathurPittsburgh, PA 152131376518803
Common questions
What is Brian Richard Lace's NPI number?
Brian Richard Lace's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801052741, issued on Jul 30, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Richard Lace located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Lothrop St Suite 900-C, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213. Phone: (412) 647-7555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Richard Lace's license?
Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.