NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Eric D. Lance, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Thomasville, NC

Eric D. Lance, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Thomasville, North Carolina, and NPI 1043292345, issued on Nov 14, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 200400370, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1043292345
Name
Eric D. Lance
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
200400370 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1219 Lexington Ave, Thomasville, NC 27360
Phone
(336) 475-7148
Enumerated
Nov 14, 2005
Record last updated
Mar 27, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(336) 475-7031
Medicaid ID
89137J6 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040722000269); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 1998
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 1219 Lexington Ave

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

  1. Claudiu Cimpean, MDSurgery Physician1861483844
  2. Cedric Deang, M.D.Surgery Physician1679555957
  3. Brian Lewis, M.D.Surgery Physician1124000419
  4. Steven Muscoreil, MDSurgery Physician1427008374
  5. Mark Smith, M.D.Surgery Physician1881676047

Verify Eric D. Lance in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024

456 Medicare Part D claims for 224 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 122 claims were for opioids.

  1. Eric Lance456
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium135 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl63 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen47 claims
  4. Sucralfate46 claims
  5. Doxycycline Hyclate33 claims
  6. Esomeprazole Magnesium18 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: $317.28

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Eric Lance$317.28
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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. Wake Forest University Health SciencesLexington, NC

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

Eric D. Lance among 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina

Eric D. Lance, M.D. is one of 1,170 surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 85% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2004 among the 773 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

6 surgery physician records list a practice address in Thomasville

They are 6 of the 423 NPPES records with a practice address in Thomasville, and 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Claudiu Cimpean, MDThomasville, NC 273601861483844
  2. Cedric Deang, M.D.Thomasville, NC 273601679555957
  3. Brian Lewis, M.D.Thomasville, NC 273601124000419
  4. Steven Muscoreil, MDThomasville, NC 273601427008374
  5. Mark Smith, M.D.Thomasville, NC 273601881676047
  6. Nagasayana Kothapalli, MDSiler City, NC 273441497734842
  7. Ranvir Achreja, MDSeagrove, NC 273411902885411
  8. Roger Ernest, D.O.Sanford, NC 273301124218169

Common questions

What is Eric D. Lance, M.D.'s NPI number?

Eric D. Lance, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043292345, issued on Nov 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Eric D. Lance, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1219 Lexington Ave, Thomasville, NC, 27360. Phone: (336) 475-7148. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Eric D. Lance, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200400370, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Eric D. Lance, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Eric D. Lance, M.D. had 456 Medicare Part D claims for 224 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.