Thomas Reed Lyons, M.D.
Specialist · Metairie, LA
Thomas Reed Lyons, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Metairie, Louisiana, and NPI 1235154287, issued on Jul 12, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 021890, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Reed Lyons
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 021890 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4228 Houma Blvd Ste 600B, Metairie, LA 70006
- Phone
- (504) 454-2191
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 4, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1480584 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120313000574); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest specialist records → All 550 in Louisiana → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 4228 Houma Blvd Ste 600B
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Anthony Dugarte, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1902425291
Verify Thomas Reed Lyons in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 021890Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
1,011 Medicare Part D claims for 288 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 395 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen270 claims
- Meloxicam243 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen103 claims
- Celecoxib97 claims
- Methylprednisolone69 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl45 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: $274.47
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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
- Hand Surgical Associates LtdMetairie, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas Reed Lyons among 550 specialist records in Louisiana
Thomas Reed Lyons, M.D. is one of 550 specialist records with a practice address in Louisiana. 36% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 36% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 23% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 1991 among the 124 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
69 specialist records list a practice address in Metairie
They are 69 of the 5,682 NPPES records with a practice address in Metairie, and 550 specialist records in Louisiana.
All 550 in Louisiana → Every provider in Metairie → Specialist nationwide →
The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Richard Airhart, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061013909266
- Barbara Bopp, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061265432926
- Josephine Brown, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061083614507
- Louis Cohen, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061467450130
- Kelvin Contreary, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061932112034
- Rene Deboisblanc, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061922011030
- Rudolph Jacob, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061760452270
- Walter Levy, MDMetairie, LA 700061356333199
Common questions
What is Thomas Reed Lyons, M.D.'s NPI number?
Thomas Reed Lyons, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235154287, issued on Jul 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Reed Lyons, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4228 Houma Blvd Ste 600B, Metairie, LA, 70006. Phone: (504) 454-2191. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Reed Lyons, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 021890, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Thomas Reed Lyons, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Reed Lyons, M.D. had 1,011 Medicare Part D claims for 288 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.