Michael Lawson, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Kearney, NE
Michael Lawson, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Kearney, Nebraska, and NPI 1205819455, issued on Nov 22, 2005. Check the license (Nebraska 21703, as entered in NPPES) on the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Lawson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 21703 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3219 Central Ave, Kearney, NE 68847
- Phone
- (308) 865-2808
- Enumerated
- Nov 22, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 24, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050705000391); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Oklahoma College Of Medicine, 1989
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Lawson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery
Search for license 21703Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
10,104 Medicare Part D claims for 453 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 284 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium484 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium481 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium338 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate292 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate229 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl219 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): 92.4 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: $36.55
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Bryan Hospital KearneyKearney, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Lawson among 813 internal medicine physician records in Nebraska
Michael Lawson, M.D. is one of 813 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Nebraska. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 97% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2010 among the 414 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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 Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
13 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Kearney
They are 13 of the 1,569 NPPES records with a practice address in Kearney, and 813 internal medicine physician records in Nebraska.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bhavish Aubeelauck, M.DKearney, NE 688471043508963
- Ronald Dobesh, M.D.Kearney, NE 688471003899220
- Richard Hranac, M.D.Kearney, NE 688471720061930
- Alexander Kaganas, M.D.Kearney, NE 688471548401466
- Kristin Lawson, M.D.Kearney, NE 688471386627537
- Ramy Osman, MDKearney, NE 688471295251031
- Ishrat Saif, M.D.Kearney, NE 688471912018540
- Lissa Woodruff, M.D.Kearney, NE 688471154304301
Common questions
What is Michael Lawson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Lawson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205819455, issued on Nov 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Lawson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3219 Central Ave, Kearney, NE, 68847. Phone: (308) 865-2808. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Lawson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number 21703, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery at https://www.nebraska.gov/LISSearch/search.cgi. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Lawson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Lawson, M.D. had 10,104 Medicare Part D claims for 453 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Lawson, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.4 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.