William Robert Lucas, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Detroit, MI
William Robert Lucas, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Detroit, Michigan, and NPI 1053388074, issued on Mar 8, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 4301041442, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Robert Lucas
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 4301041442 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4717 Saint Antoine St, Detroit, MI 48201
- Phone
- (313) 577-8900
- Enumerated
- Mar 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (313) 577-0700
- Medicaid ID
- 2121874-10-0 MI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090313000519); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 1977
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Robert Lucas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 4301041442Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,410 Medicare Part D claims for 464 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost957 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate289 claims
- Timolol Maleate199 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl150 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol112 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol71 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: $59.42
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University Physician GroupDetroit, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Robert Lucas among 791 ophthalmology physician records in Michigan
William Robert Lucas, MD is one of 791 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 80% 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 22% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 22% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1977 · median 2002 among the 548 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 60% 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 Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Michigan
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Common questions
What is William Robert Lucas, MD's NPI number?
William Robert Lucas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053388074, issued on Mar 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Robert Lucas, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4717 Saint Antoine St, Detroit, MI, 48201. Phone: (313) 577-8900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Robert Lucas, MD's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4301041442, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William Robert Lucas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Robert Lucas, MD had 2,410 Medicare Part D claims for 464 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.