NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Clifton Thomas Pannell Lewis, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Birmingham, AL

Clifton Thomas Pannell Lewis, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1639173271, issued on Jun 10, 2005. Check the license (Alabama 11515, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1639173271
Name
Clifton Thomas Pannell Lewis
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License numbers
11515 AL
ME55952 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2000 6TH Ave S FL 4, Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone
(205) 934-3338
Enumerated
Jun 10, 2005
Record last updated
Apr 21, 2023
Fax
(205) 934-2042
Medicaid ID
062435700 FL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090223000527); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1983
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2000 6TH Ave S FL 4

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Kelli Dougherty, RNRegistered Nurse1386512937
  2. Blake SmithClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1770979221
  3. Enhua Wang, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1790399798

Verify Clifton Thomas Pannell Lewis in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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25% more Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024

126 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 70 claims were for opioids.

  1. Clifton Lewis126
  2. Specialty average101

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl43 claims
  2. Tramadol Hcl24 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): 96.2 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score74.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $18,368.50

13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Clifton Lewis$18,369
  2. Specialty average$7,829

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. University OF Alabama Health Services Foundation, PCBirmingham, AL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Alabama

There are 75 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Alabama.

Other thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Alabama

  1. Muhammad Lucman Anwer, MDGadsden, AL1144741596
  2. Ronald Barrette, D.O.Phenix City, AL1942256623
  3. Kareem Bedeir, MDMobile, AL1407116205
  4. Scott Bellot, MDBirmingham, AL1386626992
  5. John Boyer, M.D.Mobile, AL1023016888
  6. John Casterline, MDBirmingham, AL1245279751
  7. Richard Clay, MDHuntsville, AL1619960549
  8. Evan Cohen, M.D.Huntsville, AL1235122177
  9. William Cook, M.D.Montgomery, AL1598799850
  10. Barry Crowe, MDOpelika, AL1710964739

Common questions

What is Clifton Thomas Pannell Lewis, M.D.'s NPI number?

Clifton Thomas Pannell Lewis, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639173271, issued on Jun 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Clifton Thomas Pannell Lewis, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2000 6TH Ave S FL 4, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (205) 934-3338. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Clifton Thomas Pannell Lewis, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 11515, as entered by the provider. 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 Clifton Thomas Pannell Lewis, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Clifton Thomas Pannell Lewis, M.D. had 126 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Clifton Thomas Pannell Lewis, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.2 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.