2026 NPPES data Rheumatology Physician NPI 1427016245 MD, MS
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Kristine Lohr, MD, MS

Rheumatology Physician in Lexington, Kentucky. This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 6,181 in Rheumatology Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
2K
Medicare Part D claims · 200 beneficiaries · Rheumatology Physician avg: 2K
MIPS score
100/100
▲ 17 pts above national avg 83.1 · Exceptional
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.

What the federal data shows

Kristine Lohr, MD, MS reported a CMS MIPS final score of 100/100 - above the 83.1 national average - and filed 1,583 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.

100/100
MIPS score · +17 vs avg
2K
Part D claims, 2023
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Kristine Lohr, MD, MS's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure

100 Top 7% higher than 93% of 477,587 scored providers

0–10: 8,684 scored providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 scored providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 118,074 scored providers (25%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 scored providers (27%). Below this entry. 90+: 189,403 scored providers (40%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 100 every MIPS-scored clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Kristine Lohr, MD, MS sits

This provider among rheumatology physician peers

Across the 2,181 rheumatology physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Kristine Lohr, MD, MS writes more Part D claims than 42% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 94% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality0255075100024.749.474.098.7Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePart D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 2Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Kristine Lohr, MD, MS-Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 94
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one rheumatology physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Kristine Lohr, MD, MS. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Kristine Lohr, MD, MS practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Kristine Lohr, MD, MS?

High performer (top quartile)

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 05/02/2006

NPI 1427016245

Primary specialty

Rheumatology Physician

Mid-sized

6,181 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

1,583 23% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 2,054

MIPS final score

100/100 16.9 pts vs avg

Exceptional band

vs 83.1 national avg

Specialty distribution in Kentucky

How Rheumatology Physician compares to other specialties among Kentucky providers

Kentucky providers
Family Nurse Practitioner - 5.9%Family Nurse Practitioner5.9%Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program - 5.2%Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program5.2%Pharmacist - 4.8%Pharmacist4.8%Mental Health Counselor - 4.6%Mental Health Counselor4.6%Clinical Social Worker - 4.1%Clinical Social Worker4.1%Physical Therapist - 3.7%Physical Therapist3.7%Rheumatology Physician - 0.1%Rheumatology Physician0.1%
Largest specialties in Kentucky (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Kristine Lohr, MD, MS's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Rheumatology Physician national average

High performer (top quartile)
MIPS Final Score
100/100
vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year

MIPS final score (Rheumatology Physician) - 100/100 vs national avg 83.1

0%100%National avg83%99%
MIPS final score (Rheumatology Physician) - 100/100 vs national avg 83.1

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Kristine Lohr, MD, MS appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Rheumatology Physician provider holding MD, MS credentials at 740 S LIMESTONE, Lexington, KY, 40536, with a listed phone of (879) 323-3900. NPI 1427016245 was issued on 05/02/2006. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what Lohr most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 1,583 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 200 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $3.1 million in drug spend, with an opioid prescribing rate of 4.4%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D, commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 100/100 for the 2023 performance year, compared with the national average of 83.1.

Rheumatology Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 6,181 enrolled providers across 52 states and an average of 2,054 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

740 S LIMESTONE
Lexington, KY 40536

Provider Details

NPI 1427016245
Specialty Rheumatology Physician
Credentials MD, MS
Gender Female
NPI Issued 05/02/2006

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

100
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
100
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Kristine Lohr, MD, MS bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Kentucky Medical Services Foundation, Inc
Lexington, KY

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

1,583
Total Claims
$3.1M
Total Drug Cost
200
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
2,609
Total Day Supply
76,185
Generic Drug Cost
$59K
Opioid Claims
70 (4.4% rate)

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
67.0 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.64
Gender Split
79% female / 21% male
Age Distribution
<65: 55, 65-74: 100, 75-84: N/A, 85+: N/A

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Kristine Lohr, MD, MS prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Prednisone
177
Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate
163
Methotrexate
Methotrexate Sodium
129
Rinvoq
Upadacitinib
65
Leflunomide
50
Azathioprine
49
Xeljanz Xr
Tofacitinib Citrate
49
Humira Pen
Adalimumab
41
Orencia Clickject
Abatacept
38
Diclofenac Sodium
37

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Rheumatology Physician Overview

How Kristine Lohr, MD, MS fits within the Rheumatology Physician landscape nationally.

6,181
Rheumatology Physician Providers in US
52
States with Rheumatology Physician
2,054
Avg Claims per Provider

Kristine Lohr, MD, MS's 1,583 claims are below the specialty average of 2,054.

Nearby Rheumatology Physician Providers in Kentucky

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Kentucky, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Lohr.

Compare Rheumatology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Before you book an appointment

Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.

  • Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
  • Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Kentucky medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
  • Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Rheumatology Physician peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Kristine Lohr, MD, MS's specialty?
Kristine Lohr, MD, MS specializes in Rheumatology Physician and practices in Lexington, Kentucky. Credentials: MD, MS.
How much does Kristine Lohr, MD, MS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, Kristine Lohr, MD, MS wrote 1,583 Medicare Part D claims totaling $3.1M in drug costs for 200 beneficiaries.
What is Kristine Lohr, MD, MS's Medicare quality score?
Kristine Lohr, MD, MS has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 100/100. The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Kristine Lohr, MD, MS located?
Kristine Lohr, MD, MS is located at 740 S LIMESTONE, Lexington, KY, 40536. Phone: (879) 323-3900.
What is Kristine Lohr, MD, MS's NPI number?
Kristine Lohr, MD, MS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427016245, issued on 05/02/2006.
Does Kristine Lohr, MD, MS prescribe opioids?
Yes, Kristine Lohr, MD, MS had 70 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 4.4%.
How many Rheumatology Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 6,181 Rheumatology Physician providers across 52 states in the US. The average Rheumatology Physician provider writes 2,054 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Kristine Lohr, MD, MS prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Kristine Lohr, MD, MS's most frequently prescribed drugs include Prednisone, Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate, Methotrexate. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Kristine Lohr, MD, MS accept Medicare?
Kristine Lohr, MD, MS appears in CMS Medicare data with 1,583 Part D claims and 200 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Kristine Lohr, MD, MS's credentials?
Kristine Lohr, MD, MS's NPI is 1427016245 with credentials MD, MS. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

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