Claretha Lyas
Nephrology Physician · Birmingham, AL
Claretha Lyas is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1154648400, issued on Apr 27, 2010. Check the license on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Claretha Lyas
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- Practice location
- 1717 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- Phone
- (800) 822-8816
- Enumerated
- Apr 27, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1717 6TH Ave S
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Patricia AikenHospitalist Physician1124318340
- Alian Al-BalasNephrology Physician1184936304
Verify Claretha Lyas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical ExaminersCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
9% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,372 Medicare Part D claims for 213 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,511 among the 8,473 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium101 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate98 claims
- Farxiga78 claims
- Chlorthalidone70 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl67 claims
- Kerendia61 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $69.53
3 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.. The 6,365 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,068.36 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- University OF Alabama Health Services Foundation, PCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Nephrology Physician providers in Alabama
There are 140 nephrology physician records in Alabama.
Other nephrology physician records in Alabama
- Sheeraz Abro, MDBirmingham, AL1295413318
- Anupam Agarwal, MDBirmingham, AL1942217179
- Gaurav Agarwal, M.D.Birmingham, AL1649293382
- Faris AhmedBirmingham, AL1881805372
- Faris Al Faris, MDGadsden, AL1184077521
- Emad Al Jaber, M.D.Mobile, AL1477920528
- Alian Al-BalasBirmingham, AL1184936304
- Syed Hammad Alam, MDHuntsville, AL1275081697
- Geoffrey Alilonu, M.D.Northport, AL1144295221
- Michael AllonBirmingham, AL1043265762
Common questions
What is Claretha Lyas's NPI number?
Claretha Lyas's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154648400, issued on Apr 27, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Claretha Lyas located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1717 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (800) 822-8816. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Claretha Lyas's license?
Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Claretha Lyas prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Claretha Lyas had 1,372 Medicare Part D claims for 213 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,511. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.