NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Lyons, M.D.

Hospitalist Physician · Dallas, TX

James Lyons, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1831620889, issued on Mar 22, 2017. Check the license (Texas S7270, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1831620889
Name
James Lyons
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
S7270 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5200 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390
Phone
(214) 648-9741
Enumerated
Mar 22, 2017
Record last updated
Apr 22, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200825001180); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2017
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 5200 Harry Hines Blvd

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

  1. Leen Al-Hafez, M.DObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1255702544
  2. Daniel Driver, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1871947465
  3. Eric Ho, D.O.Emergency Medicine Physician1922489509
  4. Almighty Ironnah, DODiagnostic Radiology Physician1760989891
  5. Neil Jackson, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1881041861
  6. Denny Jacob, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1649625203

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas 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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76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

127 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. James Lyons127
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium16 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 74.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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 score56.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%59.2
  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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. University OF Texas Southwestern Medical Center AT DallasDallas, TX

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

James Lyons among 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas

James Lyons, M.D. is one of 1,587 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Texas. 90% 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 63% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 63% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2013 among the 1,298 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 25% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Syeda Jaffery, M.D.Dallas, TX 753901225008584
  2. Sumeet Kalra, M.D.Dallas, TX 753901619973450
  3. Neeraj Kalra, MDDallas, TX 753901497731103
  4. Matthew Lo, MDDallas, TX 753901013126200
  5. Kehinde Odedosu, M.D.Dallas, TX 753901528265485
  6. Asha Rajashekar, M.D.Dallas, TX 753901013182732
  7. Ajitha Raju, MDDallas, TX 753901730298985
  8. Christiana Renner, MDDallas, TX 753901316105851

Common questions

What is James Lyons, M.D.'s NPI number?

James Lyons, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831620889, issued on Mar 22, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Lyons, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5200 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX, 75390. Phone: (214) 648-9741. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Lyons, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number S7270, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does James Lyons, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Lyons, M.D. had 127 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is James Lyons, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.