Thomas R. Lovas, D.O.
Ophthalmology Physician · Augusta, GA
Thomas R. Lovas, D.O. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Augusta, Georgia, and NPI 1245233584, issued on May 31, 2005. Check the license (Georgia GA 049646, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas R. Lovas
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- GA 049646 GA
7780 OK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1120 15TH Street, Augusta, GA 30912
- Phone
- (706) 721-5222
- Enumerated
- May 31, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 31, 2024
- Medicaid IDs
- 00901843B GA
201090400A OK
GPA 573 SC - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040715000003); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Philadelphia Col Of Osteo Med, Sewanee, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Thomas R. Lovas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license GA 049646Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
43 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 44% of 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $140.80
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Sanford Medical Center FargoFargo, ND · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
- Augusta Retina ConsultantsAugusta, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Thomas R. Lovas among 537 ophthalmology physician records in Georgia
Thomas R. Lovas, D.O. is one of 537 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% 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, 81% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2001 among the 368 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 66% 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Georgia
There are 537 ophthalmology physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Thomas R. Lovas, D.O.'s NPI number?
Thomas R. Lovas, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245233584, issued on May 31, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas R. Lovas, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1120 15TH Street, Augusta, GA, 30912. Phone: (706) 721-5222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas R. Lovas, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number GA 049646, 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 Thomas R. Lovas, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas R. Lovas, D.O. had 43 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.