Ralph Cornell Lyons, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · Riverdale, GA
Ralph Cornell Lyons, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Riverdale, Georgia, and NPI 1740379866, issued on Oct 12, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 025217, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ralph Cornell Lyons
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 025217 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 34 Upper Riverdale RD, Riverdale, GA 30274
- Phone
- (678) 904-0094
- Enumerated
- Oct 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (678) 904-0098
- Medicaid ID
- 00307194B GA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111207000634); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Perelman School Of Med At The University Of Pennsylvania, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 34 Upper Riverdale RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Eric Scheinbart, MDGeneral Practice Physician1508174145
Verify Ralph Cornell Lyons in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 025217Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
347 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium72 claims
- Omeprazole64 claims
- Famotidine32 claims
- Linzess21 claims
- Mesalamine21 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf16 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 80.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $136.25
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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 2 group practices
- Aga Clinical Services, LLCRiverdale, GA
- Morehouse Healthcare, Inc.Atlanta, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ralph Cornell Lyons among 530 gastroenterology physician records in Georgia
Ralph Cornell Lyons, M.D. is one of 530 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 85% 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 21% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 21% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2001 among the 397 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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 207RG0100X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Georgia
There are 530 gastroenterology physician records in Georgia.
All 530 in Georgia → Every provider in Riverdale → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Hector Lopez, M.D.Riverdale, GA 302741568559425
- David Martin, MDRiverdale, GA 302741245290279
- Jay Prakash, M.D.Riverdale, GA 302741003846635
- Christopher Brown, MDStockbridge, GA 302811194715813
- Hitesh Chokshi, MDStockbridge, GA 302811356331680
- Mark Edge, MDStockbridge, GA 302811750372777
- Timothy Gilrane, MDStockbridge, GA 302811427049477
- Richard McLean, M.D.Stockbridge, GA 302811316398472
Common questions
What is Ralph Cornell Lyons, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ralph Cornell Lyons, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740379866, issued on Oct 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ralph Cornell Lyons, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 34 Upper Riverdale RD, Riverdale, GA, 30274. Phone: (678) 904-0094. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ralph Cornell Lyons, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 025217, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ralph Cornell Lyons, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ralph Cornell Lyons, M.D. had 347 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ralph Cornell Lyons, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.