NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sarah Pradka Lucas, M.D.

Vascular Surgery Physician · La Jolla, CA

Sarah Pradka Lucas, M.D. is a vascular surgery physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1952537326, issued on May 29, 2009. Check the license (California A155280, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1952537326
Name
Sarah Pradka Lucas
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Vascular Surgery Physician 2086S0129X
License numbers
A155280 CA
2015-01246 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9850 Genesee Ave Ste 410, La Jolla, CA 92037
Phone
(858) 550-0330
Enumerated
May 29, 2009
Record last updated
Sep 10, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(858) 550-0676
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20191008002770); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Duke University School Of Medicine, 2009
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 9850 Genesee Ave Ste 410

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

  1. Megan Bates, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1649044546
  2. Brooke Tompkins, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1588108732

Verify Sarah Pradka Lucas in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average vascular surgery physician in 2024

16 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 201 among the 3,936 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 81% of claims.

  1. Sarah Lucas16
  2. Specialty average201

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: $106.44

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 4,059 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,178.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sarah Lucas$106.44
  2. Specialty average$6,178.00

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

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Glendale Vein Clinic PCGlendale, CA
  2. Valley Village Vein Clinic PCValley Village, CA
  3. West Hollywood Vein Clinic PCWest Hollywood, CA

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

Sarah Pradka Lucas among 580 vascular surgery physician records in California

Sarah Pradka Lucas, M.D. is one of 580 vascular surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2009, is newer than 66% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 66% of these records are older, 31% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2003 among the 411 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0129X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Vascular Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 580 vascular surgery physician records in California.

The 8 vascular surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Omar Al-Nouri, D.O.La Jolla, CA 920371770742264
  2. Joshua Fallentine, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371417651878
  3. Ann Gaffey, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371316232010
  4. Lily Johnston, MD MPHLa Jolla, CA 920371558627893
  5. Mahmoud Malas, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371013953892
  6. Steven Sparks, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371740599414
  7. Sophie Wang, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371467817890
  8. Agustin Borjon, MDEscondido, CA 920291124472311

Common questions

What is Sarah Pradka Lucas, M.D.'s NPI number?

Sarah Pradka Lucas, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952537326, issued on May 29, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sarah Pradka Lucas, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9850 Genesee Ave Ste 410, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 550-0330. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sarah Pradka Lucas, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A155280, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Sarah Pradka Lucas, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sarah Pradka Lucas, M.D. had 16 Medicare Part D claims; the average among vascular surgery physician prescribers was 201. 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.