2026 NPPES data Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician NPI 1558369454 M.D.
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CARY LAMBERT, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in WINTER HAVEN, Florida. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.

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Prescribing volume
397
Medicare Part D claims · 133 beneficiaries · Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician avg: 128
Generic prescribing
77%
generic claims · 23% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$1.0K
18 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)

What the federal data shows

CARY LAMBERT, M.D. filed 397 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in WINTER HAVEN, Florida, prescribing 77% generic.

397
Part D claims, 2023
77%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) — no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

CARY LAMBERT, M.D.'s Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber

Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023 — across all CMS prescribers nationally

397 Top 43% higher than 57% of 1,370,886 prescribers

0–200: 670,926 prescribers (49%). Below this entry. 200–400: 182,923 prescribers (13%). This entry sits in this band. 400–600: 90,619 prescribers (7%). Above this entry. 600–800: 56,224 prescribers (4%). Above this entry. 800–1,000: 40,919 prescribers (3%). Above this entry. 1,000–1,200: 31,827 prescribers (2%). Above this entry. 1,200–1,400: 26,224 prescribers (2%). Above this entry. 1,400–1,600: 21,710 prescribers (2%). Above this entry. 1,600–1,800: 19,072 prescribers (1%). Above this entry. 1,800–2,000: 16,451 prescribers (1%). Above this entry. 2,000–2,200: 213,991 prescribers (16%). Above this entry. This provider 0 2K+ every Part D prescriber (claims/yr), bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023

Board certification likely (heuristic — not verified)

CARY LAMBERT, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 2 hospital affiliations — signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about CARY LAMBERT, M.D.?

Quality data not reported

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 07/13/2005

NPI 1558369454

Primary specialty

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician

Mid-sized

5,062 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

397 210% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 128

Specialty distribution in Florida

How Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician compares to other specialties among Florida providers

Florida providers

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician share within Florida

1. Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician42%2. Internal medicine21%3. Family medicine17%4. Surgical12%5. Pediatric8%
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician share within Florida

Specialty board-certification context

Estimated specialty board-certified rate — Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician (ABMS / AOA reference)

Quality data not reported
Est. board-certified rate
78%
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician ABMS/AOA estimate

Est. board-certified rate (Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician) — ABMS / AOA estimate

0%100%78%
Est. board-certified rate (Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician) — ABMS / AOA estimate

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

CARY LAMBERT, M.D. appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician provider holding M.D. credentials at 500 E CENTRAL AVE, WINTER HAVEN, FL, 33880, with a listed phone of (863) 293-1191. NPI 1558369454 was issued on 07/13/2005. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what LAMBERT most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 397 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 133 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $86K in drug spend, split 23% brand-name and 77% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 3.8%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 5,062 enrolled providers across 52 states and an average of 128 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

500 E CENTRAL AVE
WINTER HAVEN, FL 33880

Provider Details

NPI 1558369454
Specialty Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 07/13/2005

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where CARY LAMBERT, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" — a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

ADVENTHEALTH BOND CLINIC, INC.
WINTER HAVEN, FL
BOND CLINIC PA
WINTER HAVEN, FL

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) — CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for CARY LAMBERT, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$1.0K

Largest payer

Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias — they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context — Florida FLDOH 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only — NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~75K Florida medical licensees in 2023 — they are NOT specific to CARY LAMBERT, M.D.. To verify CARY LAMBERT, M.D.'s current license status, search the FLDOH public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

480
Total board actions, Florida 2023
Across 467 cases
6.40
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Florida statewide rate
monetary fine
Most common action type
138 cases

FLDOH publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Florida disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical

CARY LAMBERT, M.D. — brand share 23.0%
Specialty average (est.)

23% brand-name claims vs 77% generic, on 397 2023 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

397
Total Claims
$86K
Total Drug Cost
133
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
528
Total Day Supply
10,252
Brand vs Generic
23% brand / 77% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$73K
Generic Drug Cost
$13K
Opioid Claims
15 (3.8% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
179

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
74.1 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
3.05
Gender Split
45% female / 55% male
Age Distribution
<65: 14, 65-74: 50, 75-84: 53, 85+: 16

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What CARY LAMBERT, M.D. prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Linezolid
86
Clopidogrel
Clopidogrel Bisulfate
75
Xarelto
Rivaroxaban
48
Ciprofloxacin Hcl
28
Fluconazole
16
Santyl
Collagenase Clostridium Hist.
15
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen
13
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim
Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim
13
Levofloxacin
12

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician Overview

How CARY LAMBERT, M.D. fits within the Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician landscape nationally.

5,062
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician Providers in US
52
States with Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician
128
Avg Claims per Provider

CARY LAMBERT, M.D.'s 397 claims are above the specialty average of 128.

Nearby Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician Providers in Florida

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Florida, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as LAMBERT.

Compare Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CARY LAMBERT, M.D.'s specialty?
CARY LAMBERT, M.D. specializes in Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician and practices in WINTER HAVEN, Florida. Credentials: M.D..
How much does CARY LAMBERT, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, CARY LAMBERT, M.D. wrote 397 Medicare Part D claims totaling $86K in drug costs for 133 beneficiaries.
Where is CARY LAMBERT, M.D. located?
CARY LAMBERT, M.D. is located at 500 E CENTRAL AVE, WINTER HAVEN, FL, 33880. Phone: (863) 293-1191.
What is CARY LAMBERT, M.D.'s NPI number?
CARY LAMBERT, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558369454, issued on 07/13/2005.
Does CARY LAMBERT, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs?
CARY LAMBERT, M.D.'s prescribing is 23% brand-name and 77% generic drugs by claim count, with $73K in brand drug costs.
Does CARY LAMBERT, M.D. prescribe opioids?
Yes, CARY LAMBERT, M.D. had 15 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 3.8%.
How many Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 5,062 Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers across 52 states in the US. The average Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician provider writes 128 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does CARY LAMBERT, M.D. prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, CARY LAMBERT, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Linezolid, Clopidogrel, Xarelto. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does CARY LAMBERT, M.D. accept Medicare?
CARY LAMBERT, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 397 Part D claims and 133 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify CARY LAMBERT, M.D.'s credentials?
CARY LAMBERT, M.D.'s NPI is 1558369454 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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