Gary Joshua Lucas, MD
Surgery Physician · Tacoma, WA
Gary Joshua Lucas, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1598297889, issued on Mar 28, 2017. Check the license (Washington MD61165332, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gary Joshua Lucas
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- MD61165332 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3124 S 19TH St Ste C220, Tacoma, WA 98405
- Phone
- (253) 301-5050
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2017
- Record last updated
- May 8, 2024
- Fax
- (253) 301-5070
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231023001098); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Nevada School Of Medicine, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3124 S 19TH St Ste C220
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Gary Joshua Lucas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD61165332Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
79 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl18 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl13 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): 93.3 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $4,246.56
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 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.
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
- Multicare Health SystemTacoma, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gary Joshua Lucas among 791 surgery physician records in Washington
Gary Joshua Lucas, MD is one of 791 surgery physician records with a practice address in Washington. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 83% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2006 among the 439 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 60% 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 Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Washington
There are 791 surgery physician records in Washington.
All 791 in Washington → Every provider in Tacoma → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stephanie Acierno, MDTacoma, WA 984051841398534
- Gerald Anderson, MDTacoma, WA 984051770665309
- Norman Burns, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984051295707214
- John Chappell, MDTacoma, WA 984051134144967
- Eugene Cho, MDTacoma, WA 984051851301568
- Leaza Dierwechter, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984051598734592
- Thomas Ferrer, MDTacoma, WA 984051053344671
- Paul Inouye, MDTacoma, WA 984051427073865
Common questions
What is Gary Joshua Lucas, MD's NPI number?
Gary Joshua Lucas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598297889, issued on Mar 28, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gary Joshua Lucas, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3124 S 19TH St Ste C220, Tacoma, WA, 98405. Phone: (253) 301-5050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gary Joshua Lucas, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD61165332, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Gary Joshua Lucas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gary Joshua Lucas, MD had 79 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gary Joshua Lucas, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.3 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.