NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rene Angel Lucas, MD

Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician · Sun City, AZ

Rene Angel Lucas, MD is a pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician with a practice address in Sun City, Arizona, and NPI 1821081902, issued on Aug 24, 2005. Check the license (Arizona 19775, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1821081902
Name
Rene Angel Lucas
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician 2081P2900X
License number
19775 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
10494 W Thunderbird RD, Sun City, AZ 85351
Phone
(623) 537-5600
Enumerated
Aug 24, 2005
Record last updated
Mar 29, 2024
Fax
(866) 939-2673
Medicaid ID
013061 AZ
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070111000072); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 1985
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona 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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70% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in 2024

2,520 Medicare Part D claims for 342 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,479 among the 1,457 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 1,807 claims were for opioids.

  1. Rene Lucas2,520
  2. Specialty average1,479

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen535 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen448 claims
  3. Oxycodone Hcl422 claims
  4. Gabapentin226 claims
  5. Tramadol Hcl178 claims
  6. Pregabalin137 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): 86.5 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score75.5
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Center For Orthopedic Research And Education LLCSun City, AZ

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

Rene Angel Lucas among 42 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in Arizona

Rene Angel Lucas, MD is one of 42 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 95% 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, 95% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 95% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated1985 · median 2004 among the 32 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2081P2900X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers in Arizona

There are 42 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in Arizona.

The 8 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lawrence Kutz, DOSun City, AZ 853511992825343
  2. Wendi Lundquist, D.O.Surprise, AZ 853741801847546
  3. Lata Kumaraswamy, D.O.Glendale, AZ 853081164648226
  4. John Porter, MDGlendale, AZ 853041700940541
  5. Kevin Fox, D.C.Gilbert, AZ 852951972562783
  6. John Freeman, D.O.Scottsdale, AZ 852591134104433
  7. Min Yoo, MDScottsdale, AZ 852591164817557
  8. Vibhooti Dave, D.O.Scottsdale, AZ 852581003848904

Common questions

What is Rene Angel Lucas, MD's NPI number?

Rene Angel Lucas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821081902, issued on Aug 24, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rene Angel Lucas, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10494 W Thunderbird RD, Sun City, AZ, 85351. Phone: (623) 537-5600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rene Angel Lucas, MD's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 19775, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Rene Angel Lucas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Rene Angel Lucas, MD had 2,520 Medicare Part D claims for 342 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician prescribers was 1,479. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Rene Angel Lucas, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.5 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.