Ron Kenneth Lord, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · St George, UT
Ron Kenneth Lord, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in St George, Utah, and NPI 1790991107, issued on May 15, 2007. Check the license (Utah 8249728-1205, as entered in NPPES) on the Utah Medical Licensing Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ron Kenneth Lord
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 8249728-1205 UT
46090 AZ
14350 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 585 E Riverside Drive, St George, UT 84790
- Phone
- (435) 216-7032
- Enumerated
- May 15, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 9, 2022
- Fax
- (866) 836-9639
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120719000104); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Utah School Of Medicine, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 585 E Riverside Drive
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Joshua Carlson, M.D.Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician1093943086
Verify Ron Kenneth Lord in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersUtah Medical Licensing Board
Search for license 8249728-1205Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
917 Medicare Part D claims for 287 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 48% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate424 claims
- Ofloxacin152 claims
- Timolol Maleate131 claims
- Latanoprost51 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate50 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol43 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): 75.3 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: $378.90
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Retina Associates OF Southern UtahEly, NV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ron Kenneth Lord among 202 ophthalmology physician records in Utah
Ron Kenneth Lord, M.D. is one of 202 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Utah. 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 2007, is newer than 46% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 46% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2004 among the 145 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 207W00000X and a Utah practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Utah
There are 202 ophthalmology physician records in Utah.
All 202 in Utah → Every provider in St George → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jason Ahee, MDSt George, UT 847901457357881
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- Jason Hendrix, M.D.St George, UT 847901831117167
- David Slade, M.D.St George, UT 847901598918666
- Richard Hess, M.D.St George, UT 847701154433241
- Shawno May, MDSt George, UT 847701922098276
- Sharon Richens, MDSt George, UT 847701497769368
- Ronald Snow, MDSt George, UT 847701447256870
Common questions
What is Ron Kenneth Lord, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ron Kenneth Lord, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790991107, issued on May 15, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ron Kenneth Lord, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 585 E Riverside Drive, St George, UT, 84790. Phone: (435) 216-7032. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ron Kenneth Lord, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Utah license number 8249728-1205, as entered by the provider. Search the Utah Medical Licensing Board at https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ron Kenneth Lord, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ron Kenneth Lord, M.D. had 917 Medicare Part D claims for 287 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ron Kenneth Lord, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.3 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.