Stephen K. Lucas, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Athens, GA
Stephen K. Lucas, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Athens, Georgia, and NPI 1346235074, issued on Sep 19, 2005. Check the license (Georgia 24974, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen K. Lucas
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License numbers
- 24974 GA
29474 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3320 Old Jefferson RD, Athens, GA 30607
- Phone
- (706) 549-5560
- Enumerated
- Sep 19, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 17, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (706) 543-2593
- Medicaid ID
- 000264668A GA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3320 Old Jefferson RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Bela Amaral, LCSWClinical Social Worker1134501299
- Danny Bartlett, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1487644480
- Ola Benz, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1861447344
- Nehal Bhatt, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1255406377
- Cydney Blackwell, PHARM DPharmacist1699348581
- John Brueshaber, NP-CAdult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist1821418369
Verify Stephen K. Lucas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 24974Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
2,300 Medicare Part D claims for 298 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 75 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium113 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate84 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate81 claims
- Furosemide79 claims
- Omeprazole78 claims
- Haloperidol76 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): 100 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: $15.29
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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.
Stephen K. Lucas among 399 pulmonary disease physician records in Georgia
Stephen K. Lucas, MD is one of 399 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 87% 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, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 80% of these records are
- Record last updated2009 · 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 207RP1001X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Georgia
There are 399 pulmonary disease physician records in Georgia.
All 399 in Georgia → Every provider in Athens → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Benjamin Butler, MDAthens, GA 306071245624279
- Jakemia Coleman, MDAthens, GA 306071932116373
- Francis Jenkins, MDAthens, GA 306071487640850
- Karan Julka, MDAthens, GA 306071811963184
- John Lazenby, MDAthens, GA 306071043205719
- Thomas Martin, MDAthens, GA 306071245410653
- Eduardo Martinez, M.D.Athens, GA 306071265789366
Common questions
What is Stephen K. Lucas, MD's NPI number?
Stephen K. Lucas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346235074, issued on Sep 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen K. Lucas, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3320 Old Jefferson RD, Athens, GA, 30607. Phone: (706) 549-5560. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen K. Lucas, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 24974, 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 Stephen K. Lucas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen K. Lucas, MD had 2,300 Medicare Part D claims for 298 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen K. Lucas, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.