Lifford L. Lancaster, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Nashville, TN
Lifford L. Lancaster, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1639116379, issued on Jun 1, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee MD19776, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lifford L. Lancaster
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- MD19776 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3443 Dickerson Pike Ste 500, Nashville, TN 37207
- Phone
- (615) 860-1772
- Enumerated
- Jun 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 21, 2026
- Fax
- (615) 870-1070
- Medicaid IDs
- 3045793 TN
Q007030 TN - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040810001462); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 3443 Dickerson Pike Ste 500
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Rachel Deneve, PAPhysician Assistant1336918556
- Alexandra Keller, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1487455853
Verify Lifford L. Lancaster in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD19776Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
286 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 36 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel87 claims
- Warfarin Sodium31 claims
- Xarelto30 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen14 claims
- Cilostazol13 claims
- Gimoti11 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $809.46
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Surgical Specialties Corporation (us), Inc. (dba Corza Medical). The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Advanced Diagnostic Imaging PCNashville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 131 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Tennessee.
Other thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Tennessee
- Tarek Absi, MDNashville, TN1578647681
- Douglas Appleby, M.D.Jackson, TN1275581720
- John Austin, MDNashville, TN1326021064
- Joel Avery, M.D.Signal Mtn, TN1811145584
- Matthew Bacchetta, MDNashville, TN1598866840
- David Baker, MDJohnson City, TN1376833210
- Keki Balsara, MDNashville, TN1942467642
- Ben Barton, MDNashville, TN1487757605
- Norbert Baumgartner, MDKnoxville, TN1538148630
- Tammy Baxter, M.D.Nashville, TN1003090424
Common questions
What is Lifford L. Lancaster, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lifford L. Lancaster, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639116379, issued on Jun 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lifford L. Lancaster, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3443 Dickerson Pike Ste 500, Nashville, TN, 37207. Phone: (615) 860-1772. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lifford L. Lancaster, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD19776, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lifford L. Lancaster, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lifford L. Lancaster, M.D. had 286 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.