James R. Lucas, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Kamuela, HI
James R. Lucas, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Kamuela, Hawaii, and NPI 1750473740, issued on Sep 28, 2006. Check the license (Hawaii 9393, as entered in NPPES) on the Hawaii Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James R. Lucas
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 9393 HI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 67-1123 Mamalahoa Hwy, Kamuela, HI 96743
- Phone
- (808) 885-9170
- Enumerated
- Sep 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 15, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (808) 887-1787
- Medicaid ID
- 07823101 HI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090914000665); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Howard University College Of Medicine, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 67-1123 Mamalahoa Hwy
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Verify James R. Lucas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersHawaii Medical Board
Search for license 9393Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
1,517 Medicare Part D claims for 204 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis265 claims
- Entresto119 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate111 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium98 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium74 claims
- Furosemide70 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $213.99
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was United Therapeutics Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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.
James R. Lucas among 84 cardiovascular disease physician records in Hawaii
James R. Lucas, M.D. is one of 84 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Hawaii. 79% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2000 among the 56 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Hawaii practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Hawaii
There are 84 cardiovascular disease physician records in Hawaii.
All 84 in Hawaii → Every provider in Kamuela → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Neal Shikuma, M.D., FACCKamuela, HI 967431538160866
- Albert Ing, M.D.Kaneohe, HI 967441730144494
- Ryan Smith, DO, FACCKaneohe, HI 967441639157365
- Navaid Asad, M.D.Kailua Kona, HI 967401104807684
- Armand Wohl, M.D.Kailua Kona, HI 967401184721763
- Ramy Badawi, MD, MBBSKailua, HI 967341326238510
- Sonny Wong, M.D.Kailua, HI 967341457369571
- Michael Yee, M.D.,Kailua, HI 967341710938675
Common questions
What is James R. Lucas, M.D.'s NPI number?
James R. Lucas, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750473740, issued on Sep 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James R. Lucas, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 67-1123 Mamalahoa Hwy, Kamuela, HI, 96743. Phone: (808) 885-9170. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James R. Lucas, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Hawaii license number 9393, as entered by the provider. Search the Hawaii Medical Board at https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/medical/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James R. Lucas, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James R. Lucas, M.D. had 1,517 Medicare Part D claims for 204 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James R. Lucas, M.D.'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.