Michael Scott Lifshen, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Austin, TX
Michael Scott Lifshen, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1982605234, issued on Aug 9, 2005. Check the license (Texas H4492, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Scott Lifshen
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- H4492 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 912 S Capital OF Texas Hwy, Austin, TX 78746
- Phone
- (512) 306-8360
- Enumerated
- Aug 9, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 5, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (512) 306-8176
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100225000965); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 1987
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Scott Lifshen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license H4492Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
5,159 Medicare Part D claims for 483 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 85 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium342 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium315 claims
- Ezetimibe270 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium183 claims
- Lisinopril157 claims
- Pravastatin Sodium127 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: $1,776.80
81 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- South Austin Family Practice Clinic, PLLCWest Lake Hills, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Scott Lifshen among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
Michael Scott Lifshen, M.D. is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 51% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
544 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Austin
They are 544 of the 26,585 NPPES records with a practice address in Austin, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.
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- Patricia Hanley, MDAustin, TX 787461134120579
- J. Brad Lichtenhan, M.D.Austin, TX 787461467414516
- Laurence Ligon, MDAustin, TX 787461154322592
- Anshu Luthar, MDWest Lake Hills, TX 787461790748523
- Leigh McCary, M.D.Austin, TX 787461033112396
Common questions
What is Michael Scott Lifshen, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Scott Lifshen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982605234, issued on Aug 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Scott Lifshen, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 912 S Capital OF Texas Hwy, Austin, TX, 78746. Phone: (512) 306-8360. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Scott Lifshen, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number H4492, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Scott Lifshen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Scott Lifshen, M.D. had 5,159 Medicare Part D claims for 483 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.