Edward J. Lucas, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Ocala, FL
Edward J. Lucas, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Ocala, Florida, and NPI 1659301109, issued on Jul 3, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME075244, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edward J. Lucas
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- ME075244 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6160 SW Highway 200, Ocala, FL 34476
- Phone
- (352) 694-6331
- Enumerated
- Jul 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 5, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (352) 694-6338
- Medicaid ID
- 253765600 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060811000443); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Edward J. Lucas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
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- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
137 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate13 claims
- Ozempic12 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Edward J. Lucas among 4,034 emergency medicine physician records in Florida
Edward J. Lucas, MD is one of 4,034 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2013 among the 2,199 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 56% 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 Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
57 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Ocala
They are 57 of the 4,935 NPPES records with a practice address in Ocala, and 4,034 emergency medicine physician records in Florida.
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Common questions
What is Edward J. Lucas, MD's NPI number?
Edward J. Lucas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659301109, issued on Jul 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edward J. Lucas, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6160 SW Highway 200, Ocala, FL, 34476. Phone: (352) 694-6331. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edward J. Lucas, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME075244, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Edward J. Lucas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edward J. Lucas, MD had 137 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Edward J. Lucas, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.