Jose A. Lira, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Chula Vista, CA
Jose A. Lira, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Chula Vista, California, and NPI 1356319446, issued on Mar 14, 2006. Check the license (California A33913, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jose A. Lira
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- A33913 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 841 Kuhn Dr, Chula Vista, CA 91914
- Phone
- (619) 482-7301
- Enumerated
- Mar 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (619) 482-7302
- Medicaid ID
- 00A339130 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060925000634); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jose A. Lira in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A33913Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
4,065 Medicare Part D claims for 595 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 29 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta763 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa405 claims
- Breo Ellipta258 claims
- Montelukast Sodium206 claims
- Anoro Ellipta140 claims
- Losartan Potassium133 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): 26.1 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: $3,044.08
142 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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.
Jose A. Lira among 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California
Jose A. Lira, M.D. is one of 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in California. 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1971 · median 2002 among the 1,061 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in California
There are 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California.
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The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Martha Lozano, MDChula Vista, CA 919141609845627
- Luis Sanchez, M.D.Chula Vista, CA 919101841301330
- Charles Volk, M.D.Chula Vista, CA 919101417297912
- Mohammed Al-Janabi, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421760773725
- Raed Al-Naser, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421770589293
- Firas Alhaddad, MDLa Mesa, CA 919421295963460
- Larry Ayers, MDLa Mesa, CA 919421801865498
- Kaveh Bagheri, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421174542252
Common questions
What is Jose A. Lira, M.D.'s NPI number?
Jose A. Lira, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356319446, issued on Mar 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jose A. Lira, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 841 Kuhn Dr, Chula Vista, CA, 91914. Phone: (619) 482-7301. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jose A. Lira, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A33913, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Jose A. Lira, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jose A. Lira, M.D. had 4,065 Medicare Part D claims for 595 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Jose A. Lira, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 26.1 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.