Candace Lynette Lira, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Wellington, KS
Candace Lynette Lira, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Wellington, Kansas, and NPI 1508146549, issued on Aug 22, 2011. Check the license (Kansas 15-01470, as entered in NPPES) with the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Candace Lynette Lira
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 15-01470 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 507 E 16TH St Ste 1, Wellington, KS 67152
- Phone
- (620) 326-3301
- Enumerated
- Aug 22, 2011
- Record last updated
- May 8, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (620) 326-3301
- Medicaid ID
- 200738580 KS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110926000217); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 507 E 16TH St Ste 1
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Candace Lynette Lira in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kansas board licenses this profession
Search for license 15-01470Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024
4,005 Medicare Part D claims for 251 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 85 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium179 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium174 claims
- Lisinopril170 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate130 claims
- Losartan Potassium119 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium94 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $30.64
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Csl Behring. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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 2 group practices
- Ascension Medical Group Via Christi PAMulvane, KS
- Sumner County Family Care Center PAWellington, KS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
3 physician assistant records list a practice address in Wellington
They are 3 of the 102 NPPES records with a practice address in Wellington, and 1,329 physician assistant records in Kansas.
All 3 in Wellington → All 1,329 in Kansas → Every provider in Wellington →
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Common questions
What is Candace Lynette Lira, PA-C's NPI number?
Candace Lynette Lira, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508146549, issued on Aug 22, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Candace Lynette Lira, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 507 E 16TH St Ste 1, Wellington, KS, 67152. Phone: (620) 326-3301. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Candace Lynette Lira, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Kansas license number 15-01470, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Candace Lynette Lira, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Candace Lynette Lira, PA-C had 4,005 Medicare Part D claims for 251 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Candace Lynette Lira, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.