NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lee Tolar Meals, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Paducah, KY

Lee Tolar Meals, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Paducah, Kentucky, and NPI 1578622379, issued on Dec 7, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 32213, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578622379
Name
Lee Tolar Meals
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
32213 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
150 Brett Chase Ste B, Paducah, KY 42003
Phone
(270) 554-4820
Enumerated
Dec 7, 2006
Record last updated
May 26, 2023
Fax
(270) 448-0300
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Lee Tolar Meals in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
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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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79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

656 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Lee Meals656
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate36 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium36 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium29 claims
  4. Pantoprazole Sodium24 claims
  5. Lisinopril21 claims
  6. Montelukast Sodium19 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.

Lee Tolar Meals among 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky

Lee Tolar Meals, M.D. is one of 1,526 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 84% 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 14% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 67% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

30 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Paducah

They are 30 of the 1,910 NPPES records with a practice address in Paducah, and 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joseph Bassi, MDPaducah, KY 420031053306282
  2. Danny Butler, MDPaducah, KY 420031003999251
  3. Mae Fischer, M.D.Paducah, KY 420031518036177
  4. Paul Grumley, M.D.Paducah, KY 420031811066749
  5. Polly Lebuhn, M.D.Paducah, KY 420031417026949
  6. James Long, M.D.Paducah, KY 420031881763100
  7. Jason Lorch, DOPaducah, KY 420031649265109
  8. Stephen Luigs, MDPaducah, KY 420031083632517

Common questions

What is Lee Tolar Meals, M.D.'s NPI number?

Lee Tolar Meals, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578622379, issued on Dec 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lee Tolar Meals, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 150 Brett Chase Ste B, Paducah, KY, 42003. Phone: (270) 554-4820. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lee Tolar Meals, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 32213, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Lee Tolar Meals, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lee Tolar Meals, M.D. had 656 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions 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.