Peter J. Lusche, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Opelika, AL
Peter J. Lusche, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Opelika, Alabama, and NPI 1821053760, issued on Apr 20, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 23180, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Peter J. Lusche
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 23180 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3320 Skyway Dr, Opelika, AL 36801
- Phone
- (334) 821-0238
- Enumerated
- Apr 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 30, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (334) 821-6685
- Medicaid ID
- 009936990 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141002001648); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Peter J. Lusche in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 23180Check 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 psychiatry physician in 2024
1,092 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 1% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam189 claims
- Alprazolam105 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate72 claims
- Lorazepam51 claims
- Diazepam44 claims
- Trazodone Hcl42 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: $120.11
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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
- East Alabama Physicians, LLCOpelika, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Peter J. Lusche among 517 psychiatry physician records in Alabama
Peter J. Lusche, M.D. is one of 517 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 69% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2004 among the 237 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
9 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Opelika
They are 9 of the 797 NPPES records with a practice address in Opelika, and 517 psychiatry physician records in Alabama.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Edward Kern, MDOpelika, AL 368011023074978
- Jeanetta Malone, MDOpelika, AL 368011558948547
- Daniel Mejer, M.D.Opelika, AL 368011710988720
- Baowu Wang, MDOpelika, AL 368011528404878
- Aleiya Wright, M.D.Opelika, AL 368011699158535
Common questions
What is Peter J. Lusche, M.D.'s NPI number?
Peter J. Lusche, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821053760, issued on Apr 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Peter J. Lusche, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3320 Skyway Dr, Opelika, AL, 36801. Phone: (334) 821-0238. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Peter J. Lusche, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 23180, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Peter J. Lusche, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Peter J. Lusche, M.D. had 1,092 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.