Christopher M. Lyon, MD
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Lexington, KY
Christopher M. Lyon, MD is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Lexington, Kentucky, and NPI 1255564290, issued on Aug 25, 2009. Check the license (Kentucky 42977, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher M. Lyon
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
- License number
- 42977 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2416 Regency RD, Lexington, KY 40503
- Phone
- (859) 278-1316
- Enumerated
- Aug 25, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jul 28, 2026
- Fax
- (859) 276-3847
- Medicaid ID
- 7100092950 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091119000275); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kansas School Of Med (Kc/Wich/Sal), 1999
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2416 Regency RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Frederick Coates, M.D.Interventional Pain Medicine Physician1003813353
- Dijana Duvall, APRNNurse Practitioner1588097687
- Rebecca Freeland, M.D.Interventional Pain Medicine Physician1558897355
- Lauren Larson, M.D.Interventional Pain Medicine Physician1316944192
- Richard Lingreen, MDPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1497714851
- April Luttrell, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1538724380
Verify Christopher M. Lyon in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 42977Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024
17,820 Medicare Part D claims for 2,294 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 1% of claims. 10,867 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin5,344 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen4,615 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen3,267 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl1,369 claims
- Pregabalin684 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er565 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): 90.9 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: $23.43
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Csl Behring. The 1,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,889.53 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
- Ballard Wright, MD, PscSomerset, KY
- Pain Treatment Center OF The Bluegrass PscLexington, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher M. Lyon among 56 interventional pain medicine physician records in Kentucky
Christopher M. Lyon, MD is one of 56 interventional pain medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 68% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2001 among the 43 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0014X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 56 interventional pain medicine physician records in Kentucky.
All 56 in Kentucky → Every provider in Lexington → Interventional Pain Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Katherine Ballard, M.D.Lexington, KY 405031871521252
- Frederick Coates, M.D.Lexington, KY 405031003813353
- Rebecca Freeland, M.D.Lexington, KY 405031558897355
- Lauren Larson, M.D.Lexington, KY 405031316944192
- Ballard Wright, M.D.Lexington, KY 405031942205638
- Peter Wright, M.D.Lexington, KY 405031477558005
- Katherine Roden, M.D.Lexington, KY 405041982967824
- Brock Marrs, MDLexington, KY 405081659875532
Common questions
What is Christopher M. Lyon, MD's NPI number?
Christopher M. Lyon, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255564290, issued on Aug 25, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher M. Lyon, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2416 Regency RD, Lexington, KY, 40503. Phone: (859) 278-1316. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher M. Lyon, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 42977, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher M. Lyon, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher M. Lyon, MD had 17,820 Medicare Part D claims for 2,294 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher M. Lyon, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.9 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.