Timothy A. Lucas, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Altoona, PA
Timothy A. Lucas, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1598723629, issued on May 1, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD061570L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Timothy A. Lucas
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- MD061570L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 800 Chestnut Avenue, Altoona, PA 16601
- Phone
- (814) 946-2846
- Enumerated
- May 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 26, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (814) 946-1273
- Medicaid ID
- 0018316400003 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110802000213); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania State University College Of Medicine, 1990
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Timothy A. Lucas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD061570LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
2,559 Medicare Part D claims for 371 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 63% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta560 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa200 claims
- Azithromycin180 claims
- Breo Ellipta162 claims
- Fluticasone-Salmeterol142 claims
- Stiolto Respimat126 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): 85.5 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: $3,229.61
123 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Altoona Lung SpecialistsAltoona, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Timothy A. Lucas among 779 pulmonary disease physician records in Pennsylvania
Timothy A. Lucas, MD is one of 779 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 86% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2003 among the 568 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania
There are 779 pulmonary disease physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 779 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Altoona → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Craig Hartman, MDAltoona, PA 166011093764144
- Joseph Huang, M.D.Altoona, PA 166011932318177
- Alan Kanouff, D.O.Altoona, PA 166011487787131
- George ZlupkoAltoona, PA 166011902867716
- Michael ZlupkoAltoona, PA 166011114121647
- Rashmikant PanditAltoona, PA 166021922016559
- Kyle Long, M.D.Erie, PA 165501033525639
- Abasin Amanzai, MDErie, PA 165081922560119
Common questions
What is Timothy A. Lucas, MD's NPI number?
Timothy A. Lucas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598723629, issued on May 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Timothy A. Lucas, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 Chestnut Avenue, Altoona, PA, 16601. Phone: (814) 946-2846. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Timothy A. Lucas, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD061570L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Timothy A. Lucas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Timothy A. Lucas, MD had 2,559 Medicare Part D claims for 371 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Timothy A. Lucas, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.5 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.