NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rick J. Lawson, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Louisville, KY

Rick J. Lawson, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Louisville, Kentucky, and NPI 1689676504, issued on Aug 11, 2005. Check the license (Kentucky 33029, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1689676504
Name
Rick J. Lawson
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
33029 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
200 Abraham Flexner Way, Louisville, KY 40202
Phone
(502) 569-7983
Enumerated
Aug 11, 2005
Record last updated
Mar 4, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(502) 589-4989
Medicaid IDs
200227020 IN
64330293 KY
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 200 Abraham Flexner Way

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

  1. Kayla Abner, RNRegistered Nurse1134806664
  2. Douglas Ackermann, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1265454474
  3. Dominic Aiello, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1215687322
  4. Kamran Akhtar, MDInfectious Disease Physician1669486346
  5. Robert Allen, MDAnesthesiology Physician1851388763
  6. Kwadwo Amankwa, PHARM.D.Pharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1104324243

Verify Rick J. Lawson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
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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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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

155 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 29 claims were for opioids.

  1. Rick Lawson155
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl14 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): 73.2 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score58.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%51.9
  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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $302.35

13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Shionogi Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Rick Lawson$302.35
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Rick J. Lawson among 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky

Rick J. Lawson, M.D. is one of 1,526 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 84% 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, 86% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 67% of these records are
  • Record last updated2021 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

457 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Louisville

They are 457 of the 21,891 NPPES records with a practice address in Louisville, and 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Britt, M.D.Louisville, KY 402021265424824
  2. Keith Carter, M.D.Louisville, KY 402021134111792
  3. Barbara Casper, MDLouisville, KY 402021124013776
  4. Jason Chesney, MDLouisville, KY 402021407837917
  5. Matthew Fargen, MDLouisville, KY 402021376534719
  6. Haeshik Gorr, MDLouisville, KY 402021821083478
  7. Jennifer Koch, MDLouisville, KY 402021134114788
  8. Charlene Mitchell, MDLouisville, KY 402021093718074

Common questions

What is Rick J. Lawson, M.D.'s NPI number?

Rick J. Lawson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689676504, issued on Aug 11, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rick J. Lawson, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Abraham Flexner Way, Louisville, KY, 40202. Phone: (502) 569-7983. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rick J. Lawson, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 33029, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Rick J. Lawson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Rick J. Lawson, M.D. had 155 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Rick J. Lawson, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.2 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.