NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Randy C. Lavender, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Athens, GA

Randy C. Lavender, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Athens, Georgia, and NPI 1841637378, issued on May 23, 2013. Check the license (Georgia 93479, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1841637378
Name
Randy C. Lavender
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
93479 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2470 Daniells Bridge RD Ste 301, Athens, GA 30606
Phone
(706) 389-3590
Enumerated
May 23, 2013
Record last updated
Mar 5, 2026
Fax
(706) 389-3811
Medicaid ID
003276101D GA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20221013000385); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 2013
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2470 Daniells Bridge RD Ste 301

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. David Woodbury, MDSports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1770512311

Verify Randy C. Lavender in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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25% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

259 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 36 claims were for opioids.

  1. Randy Lavender259
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam46 claims
  2. Celecoxib44 claims
  3. Diclofenac Sodium36 claims
  4. Daptomycin21 claims
  5. Prednisone21 claims
  6. Gabapentin15 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: $543.97

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Randy Lavender$544
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

  1. Crisp Regional Hospital IncCordele, GA
  2. St. Mary's Medical Group, Inc.Athens, GA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Randy C. Lavender among 753 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Georgia

Randy C. Lavender, MD is one of 753 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 76% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 76% of these records are older, 22% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2005 among the 500 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Georgia

There are 753 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Georgia.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Dorris, MDAthens, GA 306061104807429
  2. Logan Fields, MDAthens, GA 306061073774402
  3. Mason Florence, MDAthens, GA 306061720285398
  4. Christopher Gaunder, M.DAthens, GA 306061811133101
  5. Leon Hubrich, M.D.Athens, GA 306061427016351
  6. Ormonde Mahoney, MDAthens, GA 306061518948835
  7. Fayette McElhannon, M.D.Athens, GA 306061437107513
  8. Jonathan Payne, M.D.Athens, GA 306061649512039

Common questions

What is Randy C. Lavender, MD's NPI number?

Randy C. Lavender, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841637378, issued on May 23, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Randy C. Lavender, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2470 Daniells Bridge RD Ste 301, Athens, GA, 30606. Phone: (706) 389-3590. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Randy C. Lavender, MD's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 93479, 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 Randy C. Lavender, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Randy C. Lavender, MD had 259 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.