What is Lifford Lancaster's specialty?

Lifford Lancaster (NPI 1639116379) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Cardiac Surgery in Nashville, TN.

Where does Lifford Lancaster practice?

Lifford Lancaster practices in Nashville, TN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1639116379.

How much does Medicare pay Lifford Lancaster?

Lifford Lancaster (NPI 1639116379) received approximately $82K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 135 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1639116379

Lifford LancasterM.D.

Cardiac SurgeryNashville, TNI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

272

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

417

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$39K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 34 Cardiac Surgery providers in TN — top quintile (cohort median 295).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

186

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$54K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

76.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Clopidogrel Bisulfate87 claims

Warfarin Sodium31 claims

Rivaroxaban30 claims

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen14 claims

Cilostazol13 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$809

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$809

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$809

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Lifford Lancaster's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 34 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
HTI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION	239	822
Michelle Luschen Diagnostic Radiology · Nashville, TN	72	243
Daniel Wunder Interventional Radiology · Goodlettsville, TN	70	138
Sunil Kaza Interventional Cardiology · Hermitage, TN	50	262
Brian Long Interventional Cardiology · Nashville, TN	49	251
Christopher Conley Cardiology · High Point, NC	37	126
Metropolitan Government Of Nashville & Davidson County Ambulance Service Provider · Nashville, TN	33	89
HCA HEALTH SERVICES OF TENNESSEE, INC.	30	65
Brent Vaziri Family Practice · Nashville, TN	29	116
Gregory Rowbatham Nephrology · Nashville, TN	27	106
Barrett Conner Pulmonary Disease · Hermitage, TN	27	165
Jarrod Craig Internal Medicine · Gallatin, TN	24	66

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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