Lionel Nicholas Metz, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Saint Louis, MO
Lionel Nicholas Metz, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1518283878, issued on Apr 12, 2010. Check the license (Missouri 2014004999, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lionel Nicholas Metz
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 2014004999 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 660 S Euclid Ave, Saint Louis, MO 63110
- Phone
- (314) 747-2555
- Enumerated
- Apr 12, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jun 18, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110414000723); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 2008
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lionel Nicholas Metz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 2014004999Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
76 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Celecoxib15 claims
- Pregabalin12 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): 74.5 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $128,619.22
64 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alphatec Spine, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 2 group practices
- Ucsf Medical Group Business ServicesSan Francisco, CA
- University OF California San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lionel Nicholas Metz among 514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Missouri
Lionel Nicholas Metz, M.D. is one of 514 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 62% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2006 among the 302 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Missouri
There are 514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Missouri.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- R Stephen Burnett, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101144246364
- Thomas Debartolo, MDSt Louis, MO 631101871504472
- Kathryn Fischer, PASaint Louis, MO 631101528381647
- David Greenberg, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101881700607
- Pooya Hosseinzadeh, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101437363660
- David Karges, DOSaint Louis, MO 631101326060021
- Jay Keener, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101689692642
- Jeffrey Martin, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101740273796
Common questions
What is Lionel Nicholas Metz, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lionel Nicholas Metz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518283878, issued on Apr 12, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lionel Nicholas Metz, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 660 S Euclid Ave, Saint Louis, MO, 63110. Phone: (314) 747-2555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lionel Nicholas Metz, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2014004999, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lionel Nicholas Metz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lionel Nicholas Metz, M.D. had 76 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lionel Nicholas Metz, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.5 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.