Lydia Hernandez, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Cincinnati, OH
Lydia Hernandez, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Cincinnati, Ohio, and NPI 1982779740, issued on Nov 21, 2006. Check the license (Ohio 35.061077, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lydia Hernandez
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 35.061077 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4030 Smith RD Ste 300, Cincinnati, OH 45209
- Phone
- (513) 751-2273
- Enumerated
- Nov 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 9, 2026
- Fax
- (513) 751-1848
- Medicaid IDs
- 0919975 OH
64045826 KY - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100907000481); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wright State University Boonshoft School Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4030 Smith RD Ste 300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Melissa Bryson, APRNAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1659869717
- Dawn Cox, DOSurgery Physician1164084901
- Dianne Runk, M.D.Surgery Physician1861566713
Verify Lydia Hernandez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35.061077Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
160 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 66 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen48 claims
- Raloxifene Hcl44 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $55.51
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Oncology Hematology Care IncCincinnati, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lydia Hernandez among 1,249 surgery physician records in Ohio
Lydia Hernandez, M.D. is one of 1,249 surgery physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 73% 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, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2006 among the 739 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Ohio
There are 1,249 surgery physician records in Ohio.
All 1,249 in Ohio → Every provider in Cincinnati → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dawn Cox, DOCincinnati, OH 452091164084901
- Dianne Runk, M.D.Cincinnati, OH 452091861566713
- Matthew FultonCincinnati, OH 452111255561775
- Matthew Funch, MDCincinnati, OH 452111790079564
- Justin Gibler, M.D.Cincinnati, OH 452111467748079
- Mark Jennings, M.D.Cincinnati, OH 452111578538955
- Gina Maccarone, MDCincinnati, OH 452111730474917
- Krishnamurthi Mahalingam, M.D.Cincinnati, OH 452111487636866
Common questions
What is Lydia Hernandez, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lydia Hernandez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982779740, issued on Nov 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lydia Hernandez, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4030 Smith RD Ste 300, Cincinnati, OH, 45209. Phone: (513) 751-2273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lydia Hernandez, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35.061077, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lydia Hernandez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lydia Hernandez, M.D. had 160 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lydia Hernandez, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.4 of 100. 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.