Lance Whitehair, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Shiprock, NM
Lance Whitehair, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Shiprock, New Mexico, and NPI 1861833402, issued on Jul 11, 2013. Check the license (New Mexico RS2013-0531, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lance Whitehair
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- RS2013-0531 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- PO Box 160, Shiprock, NM 87420
- Phone
- (505) 368-6001
- Enumerated
- Jul 11, 2013
- Record last updated
- Oct 1, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161004000529); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota, Duluth School Of Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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- Donna Dineyazhe, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1922522440
Verify Lance Whitehair in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license RS2013-0531Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,059 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril79 claims
- Jardiance62 claims
- Simvastatin61 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium49 claims
- Gabapentin47 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium38 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): 55.7 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Dhhs Phs Naihs Shiprock HospitalToadlena, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lance Whitehair among 1,287 family medicine physician records in New Mexico
Lance Whitehair, M.D. is one of 1,287 family medicine physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 69% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2008 among the 727 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
34 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Shiprock
They are 34 of the 497 NPPES records with a practice address in Shiprock, and 1,287 family medicine physician records in New Mexico.
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Common questions
What is Lance Whitehair, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lance Whitehair, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861833402, issued on Jul 11, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lance Whitehair, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at PO Box 160, Shiprock, NM, 87420. Phone: (505) 368-6001. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lance Whitehair, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number RS2013-0531, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico Medical Board at https://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lance Whitehair, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lance Whitehair, M.D. had 1,059 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lance Whitehair, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 55.7 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.