NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Timothy H. Lucas, MD

Neurological Surgery Physician · Newport Beach, CA

Timothy H. Lucas, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Newport Beach, California, and NPI 1699880526, issued on Aug 20, 2006. Check the license 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1699880526
Name
Timothy H. Lucas
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License numbers
35143269 OH
MD444576 PA
ML20007025 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
510 Superior Ave Ste 290, Newport Beach, CA 92663
Phone
(949) 764-4500
Enumerated
Aug 20, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 1, 2025
Fax
(949) 764-4499
Medicaid ID
0469144 OH
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110222000868); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Florida College Of Medicine, 2001
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 510 Superior Ave Ste 290

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

  1. Myrlee Appel, PA-CPhysician Assistant1770697690
  2. Anisha ChoiPhysician Assistant1518708668
  3. Ezequiel Goldschmidt, M.D, PH.DNeurological Surgery Physician1407232358
  4. Danielle Leimbach, PA-CPhysician Assistant1689391336
  5. Ryan NguyenAnesthesiology Physician1134756596
  6. Kelley Tran, PA-CPhysician Assistant1972382067

Verify Timothy H. Lucas in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
  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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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score76.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $756.22

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ClearPoint Neuro, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Timothy Lucas$756
  2. Specialty average$14,926

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

  1. Hoag ClinicNewport Beach, CA

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

Timothy H. Lucas among 929 neurological surgery physician records in California

Timothy H. Lucas, MD is one of 929 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 77% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 62% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2005 among the 612 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 929 neurological surgery physician records in California.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. William Dobkin, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926631740214295
  2. Christopher Duma, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926631306870845
  3. Ezequiel Goldschmidt, M.D, PH.DNewport Beach, CA 926631407232358
  4. Deborah Henry, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926631407879950
  5. Robert Louis, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926631033312608
  6. Vikram Mehta, M.D., M.P.H.Newport Beach, CA 926631043673684
  7. Daniel Yanni, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926631811145881
  8. Han Chen, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601558655811

Common questions

What is Timothy H. Lucas, MD's NPI number?

Timothy H. Lucas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699880526, issued on Aug 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Timothy H. Lucas, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 510 Superior Ave Ste 290, Newport Beach, CA, 92663. Phone: (949) 764-4500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Timothy H. Lucas, MD's license?

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.

What is Timothy H. Lucas, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.3 of 100. 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.