NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lonnie W. Lassiter, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Forest City, NC

Lonnie W. Lassiter, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Forest City, North Carolina, and NPI 1457302804, issued on May 12, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2000-00509, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; 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
1457302804
Name
Lonnie W. Lassiter
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
2000-00509 NC
200000509 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
112 Sparks Dr, Forest City, NC 28043
Phone
(828) 351-6000
Enumerated
May 12, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 14, 2026
Fax
(828) 894-5864
Medicaid ID
89126VP NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250516002027); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University, 1997
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 112 Sparks Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Grace Ayala, PA-C, MSPHPhysician Assistant1225666142
  2. Amanda Eggleston, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1467221408
  3. Jennifer Myers, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1215311436
  4. Michael Serle, PAPhysician Assistant1245323443
  5. Samantha Walsh, PACPhysician Assistant1023516754

Verify Lonnie W. Lassiter in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

124 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.

  1. Lonnie Lassiter124
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim21 claims
  2. Santyl17 claims
  3. Linezolid12 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Mend Health LLCKettering, OH

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Lonnie W. Lassiter among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina

Lonnie W. Lassiter, M.D. is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% 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 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 50% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

13 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Forest City

They are 13 of the 253 NPPES records with a practice address in Forest City, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brian Bell, M.D.Forest City, NC 280431518961275
  2. John Bennett, MDForest City, NC 280431033189717
  3. Loretta Dickson, MDForest City, NC 280431376513523
  4. Patrick Esposito, MDForest City, NC 280431922078823
  5. George Finch, MDForest City, NC 280431497775597
  6. Laura Hillard, DOForest City, NC 280431750022315
  7. Matthew Kramer, DOForest City, NC 280431265740039
  8. Michele Mercer, M.D.Forest City, NC 280431821007626

Common questions

What is Lonnie W. Lassiter, M.D.'s NPI number?

Lonnie W. Lassiter, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457302804, issued on May 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lonnie W. Lassiter, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 112 Sparks Dr, Forest City, NC, 28043. Phone: (828) 351-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lonnie W. Lassiter, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2000-00509, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Lonnie W. Lassiter, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lonnie W. Lassiter, M.D. had 124 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.