Van Buren Ross Lemons, MD
Surgery Physician · Sacramento, CA
Van Buren Ross Lemons, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1538229687, issued on Dec 11, 2006. Check the license (California G60902, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Van Buren Ross Lemons
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- G60902 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3415 American River Dr, Sacramento, CA 95864
- Phone
- (916) 648-0144
- Enumerated
- Dec 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 25, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (916) 648-0155
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3415 American River Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Laura Anderson, MDSurgery Physician1841350998
- Julie MuchmoreStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1497200133
Verify Van Buren Ross Lemons in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G60902Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
55 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 37 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen37 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.
Van Buren Ross Lemons among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
Van Buren Ross Lemons, MD is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 61% of these records are
- Record last updated2012 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Laura Anderson, MDSacramento, CA 958641841350998
- Mary CallowaySacramento, CA 958411770460412
- Laura Machado, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958411831141316
- Darrow Haagensen, MD PHDSacramento, CA 958311174622617
- Anna Cantrell, MDMarysville, CA 959011942563754
- Michael Fairshter, M.D.Marysville, CA 959011962592097
- Theodore John, M.D.Marysville, CA 959011790084010
- Hobin Kang, D.O.Marysville, CA 959011851752760
Common questions
What is Van Buren Ross Lemons, MD's NPI number?
Van Buren Ross Lemons, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538229687, issued on Dec 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Van Buren Ross Lemons, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3415 American River Dr, Sacramento, CA, 95864. Phone: (916) 648-0144. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Van Buren Ross Lemons, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G60902, as entered by the provider. 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.
How much does Van Buren Ross Lemons, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Van Buren Ross Lemons, MD had 55 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.