Keith W. Lawson, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Lincoln, NE
Keith W. Lawson, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Lincoln, Nebraska, and NPI 1639144314, issued on Feb 17, 2006. Check the license (Nebraska 21877, as entered in NPPES) on the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Keith W. Lawson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 21877 NE
0429456 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6900 A St, Lincoln, NE 68510
- Phone
- (402) 436-2000
- Enumerated
- Feb 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 15, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (402) 436-2090
- Medicaid IDs
- 100407960A KS
2087442203 KS
100407960B KS - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100331000076); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6900 A St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- John Ayers, PA-CPhysician Assistant1639407034
- Ryan Baumert, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1205928181
- Corey Courtney, ATCAthletic Trainer1235028929
- Julia Garner, PTPhysical Therapist1760674931
- Nicholas Gove, M.D.Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1023031341
- Mason HanseSurgical Physician Assistant1124949102
Verify Keith W. Lawson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery
Search for license 21877Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
497 Medicare Part D claims for 178 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 237 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl106 claims
- Amoxicillin94 claims
- Meloxicam92 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl70 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen46 claims
- Celecoxib21 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): 91 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $36.17
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Linvatec Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Nebraska Orthopaedic Center PCLincoln, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Keith W. Lawson among 177 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Nebraska
Keith W. Lawson, MD is one of 177 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Nebraska. 76% 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, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2003 among the 103 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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 207X00000X and a Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Nebraska
There are 177 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Nebraska.
All 177 in Nebraska → Every provider in Lincoln → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Scott Bigelow, M.D.Lincoln, NE 685101053339846
- David Heiser, MDLincoln, NE 685101083663751
- Thomas Heiser, MDLincoln, NE 685101336198001
- Douglas Koch, MDLincoln, NE 685101245205947
- Sukchan Lee, MDLincoln, NE 685101831258110
- Bruce Miller, MDLincoln, NE 685101407081797
- Matthew Reckmeyer, MDLincoln, NE 685101205801990
- Ronald Schwab, MDLincoln, NE 685101194775270
Common questions
What is Keith W. Lawson, MD's NPI number?
Keith W. Lawson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639144314, issued on Feb 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Keith W. Lawson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6900 A St, Lincoln, NE, 68510. Phone: (402) 436-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Keith W. Lawson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number 21877, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery at https://www.nebraska.gov/LISSearch/search.cgi. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Keith W. Lawson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Keith W. Lawson, MD had 497 Medicare Part D claims for 178 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Keith W. Lawson, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91 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.