Willis Hughes Lyford, M.D.
Dermatology Physician · San Diego, CA
Willis Hughes Lyford, M.D. is a dermatology physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1760877633, issued on Mar 30, 2015. Check the license (California C183093, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Willis Hughes Lyford
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License numbers
- C183093 CA
1760877633 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, CA 92134
- Phone
- (619) 532-9660
- Enumerated
- Mar 30, 2015
- Record last updated
- Mar 9, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221223001237); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Uniformed Services Uhs Fe Hebert School Of Med, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at Naval Medical Center San Diego
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Verify Willis Hughes Lyford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C183093Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
190 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clobetasol Propionate25 claims
- Dupixent Pen21 claims
- Fluocinonide19 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide17 claims
- Ketoconazole16 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate12 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: $487.08
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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 2 group practices
- Compass Dermatopathology IncSan Diego, CA
- J Robert West MD IncSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Willis Hughes Lyford among 2,083 dermatology physician records in California
Willis Hughes Lyford, M.D. is one of 2,083 dermatology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2006 among the 1,450 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in California
There are 2,083 dermatology physician records in California.
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- Ryan Gall, MDSan Diego, CA 921341396207387
- David Kirwin, MDSan Diego, CA 921341063166791
- Erik Kumetz, M.D.San Diego, CA 921341154708840
- Shaun Ostrofe, DOSan Diego, CA 921341386102952
- Adam Perry, M.D.San Diego, CA 921341255411534
Common questions
What is Willis Hughes Lyford, M.D.'s NPI number?
Willis Hughes Lyford, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760877633, issued on Mar 30, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Willis Hughes Lyford, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, CA, 92134. Phone: (619) 532-9660. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Willis Hughes Lyford, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number C183093, 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 Willis Hughes Lyford, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Willis Hughes Lyford, M.D. had 190 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. 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.