Lance Needham, M.D.
Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician · Ponce, PR
Lance Needham, M.D. is an anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician with a practice address in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1821201104, issued on May 7, 2007. Check the license (Puerto Rico 18751, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lance Needham
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician 207ZP0102X
- License number
- 18751 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 234A Sabanetas Ind PK, Ponce, PR 00716
- Phone
- (787) 841-8645
- Enumerated
- May 7, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 7, 2024
- Fax
- (787) 843-3464
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141202000874); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records → All 79 in Puerto Rico → Look up another NPI →
Verify Lance Needham in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
Search for license 18751Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $68.01
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Baxter Healthcare. The 2,607 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,565.00 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
- Southern Pathology Services IncPonce, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lance Needham among 79 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records in Puerto Rico
Lance Needham, M.D. is one of 79 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 47% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2003 among the 51 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 81% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207ZP0102X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 79 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 79 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Ponce → Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician nationwide →
The 8 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Awasum, M.D.Ponce, PR 007161003214107
- Alicia Henao Velasquez, M.D.Ponce, PR 007161225481807
- Adalberto Mendoza, MDPonce, PR 007151457475881
- Jose Santiago Alvarado, MDPonce, PR 007171841496122
- Yocasta Brugal, M.D.Caguas, PR 007251437361383
- Juan Perez-Berenguer, M.D.Caguas, PR 007251740240787
- Luis Ferrer Torres, MDCaguas, PR 007261063473247
- Peter Ramos, M.D.Aibonito, PR 007051336210848
Common questions
What is Lance Needham, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lance Needham, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821201104, issued on May 7, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lance Needham, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 234A Sabanetas Ind PK, Ponce, PR, 00716. Phone: (787) 841-8645. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lance Needham, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 18751, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
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.