NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joshua Lucas, M.D.

Neurological Surgery Physician · Carmichael, CA

Joshua Lucas, M.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Carmichael, California, and NPI 1720402522, issued on Feb 13, 2014. Check the license (California A126012, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1720402522
Name
Joshua Lucas
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License number
A126012 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6555 Coyle Ave Ste 260, Carmichael, CA 95608
Phone
(916) 536-3665
Enumerated
Feb 13, 2014
Record last updated
Aug 16, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180926001344); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 6555 Coyle Ave Ste 260

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

  1. Joey Roque Boiser, MDNeurology Physician1770683831
  2. Rogelio Esparza, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1023467685
  3. Howard Fan, M.D.Neurocritical Care Physician1700047347
  4. Peter Maanao, NPNurse Practitioner1154026425
  5. Pamela Rosenthal, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1609196625
  6. Micah Janelle Santos, PA-CPhysician Assistant1881268753

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024

46 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 30 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joshua Lucas46
  2. Specialty average172

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen23 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): 96.5 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score80.3
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $587.14

14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joshua Lucas$587
  2. Specialty average$14,926

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. Dignity Health Medical FoundationCarmichael, CA

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

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 929 neurological surgery physician records in California.

Other neurological surgery physician records in California

  1. Mohamad Abbass, MDStanford, CA1679492151
  2. Samy Abdou, MDSan Diego, CA1215085006
  3. Kumar Abhinav, BSC MBBS, FRCS(SN)Stanford, CA1003331000
  4. Moustapha Abou-Samra, MDVentura, CA1194719807
  5. Bret Abshire, M.D.Murrieta, CA1992741912
  6. Deyaaldeen Abu Reesh, MDPalo Alto, CA1073201521
  7. Imad Abumeri, M.D.Bakersfield, CA1295732980
  8. Achal Achrol, M.D.Loma Linda, CA1275783276
  9. Geoffrey Adey, MDWalnut Creek, CA1447362520
  10. John Adler, MDStanford, CA1780736199

Common questions

What is Joshua Lucas, M.D.'s NPI number?

Joshua Lucas, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720402522, issued on Feb 13, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joshua Lucas, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6555 Coyle Ave Ste 260, Carmichael, CA, 95608. Phone: (916) 536-3665. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joshua Lucas, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A126012, 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 Joshua Lucas, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joshua Lucas, M.D. had 46 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Joshua Lucas, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.5 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.