Brian A. Lawhead, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Portland, ME
Brian A. Lawhead, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Portland, Maine, and NPI 1770578171, issued on Sep 13, 2005. Check the license (Maine PA506, as entered in NPPES) with the Maine board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian A. Lawhead
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- PA506 ME
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 335 Brighton Ave, Portland, ME 04103
- Phone
- (207) 662-8600
- Enumerated
- Sep 13, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 19, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (207) 662-8668
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080521000324); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 335 Brighton Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Brian A. Lawhead in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maine board licenses this profession
Search for license PA506Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
46 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 33 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl21 claims
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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $233.03
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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
- MainehealthPortland, ME
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian A. Lawhead among 205 surgical physician assistant records in Maine
Brian A. Lawhead, PA-C is one of 205 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Maine. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 96% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2013 among the 170 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Maine practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
67 surgical physician assistant records list a practice address in Portland
They are 67 of the 6,022 NPPES records with a practice address in Portland, and 205 surgical physician assistant records in Maine.
All 205 in Maine → Every provider in Portland → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Amy Boutselis, PA-CPortland, ME 041021396467122
- Joshua Cormier, PAPortland, ME 041021629796289
- Samantha Cowling, PA-CPortland, ME 041021518570738
- Madison Dobecki, PA-CPortland, ME 041021841042983
- Karl Hurtubise, PAPortland, ME 041021770218869
Common questions
What is Brian A. Lawhead, PA-C's NPI number?
Brian A. Lawhead, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770578171, issued on Sep 13, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian A. Lawhead, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 335 Brighton Ave, Portland, ME, 04103. Phone: (207) 662-8600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian A. Lawhead, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Maine license number PA506, as entered by the provider. Search the Maine board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Brian A. Lawhead, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian A. Lawhead, PA-C had 46 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brian A. Lawhead, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.