Clay Kingsley Lifton, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Norfolk, VA
Clay Kingsley Lifton, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Norfolk, Virginia, and NPI 1104245539, issued on Apr 14, 2014. Check the license on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Clay Kingsley Lifton
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 88804 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 600 Gresham Dr, Norfolk, VA 23507
- Phone
- (757) 388-3397
- Enumerated
- Apr 14, 2014
- Record last updated
- May 30, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230224001672); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 600 Gresham Dr
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Verify Clay Kingsley Lifton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health ProfessionsCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
301 Medicare Part D claims for 175 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 56 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen39 claims
- Cephalexin27 claims
- Ondansetron Odt25 claims
- Prednisone21 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate18 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen13 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): 96.7 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Acs Primary Care Physicians - Southeast PCCharleston, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Clay Kingsley Lifton among 1,715 emergency medicine physician records in Virginia
Clay Kingsley Lifton, M.D. is one of 1,715 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 67% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2011 among the 956 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
72 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Norfolk
They are 72 of the 5,993 NPPES records with a practice address in Norfolk, and 1,715 emergency medicine physician records in Virginia.
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Common questions
What is Clay Kingsley Lifton, M.D.'s NPI number?
Clay Kingsley Lifton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104245539, issued on Apr 14, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Clay Kingsley Lifton, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 Gresham Dr, Norfolk, VA, 23507. Phone: (757) 388-3397. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Clay Kingsley Lifton, M.D.'s license?
Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Clay Kingsley Lifton, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Clay Kingsley Lifton, M.D. had 301 Medicare Part D claims for 175 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Clay Kingsley Lifton, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.7 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.