Neurosurg Clin N Am
CraniotomyMeningeal NeoplasmsMeningioma
Dr. Joshua W. Lucas, MD
NPI1720402522PAC ID6608127907
- Medicare services, 2024
- 387
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 225
- Part D claims, 2024
- 46
- Publications
- 16
- MIPS score, 2024
- 100
- Practice address
- 6555 Coyle Ave Suite 280 Suite 280, Carmichael, CA 95608-0302
- Practice phone
- Call (916) 536-3540
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Mercy Medical Group, A Service Of Dignity Health Medical Foundation
Multi-specialty group site · Carmichael, California
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Dr. Joshua W. Lucas is a neurosurgeon in Carmichael, California
Dr. Lucas practices at Mercy Medical Group, A Service Of Dignity Health Medical Foundation in Carmichael, California.
Dr. Lucas' NPI, 1720402522, was assigned on February 13, 2014. Dr. Lucas graduated from Keck School of Medicine of USC in 2011. Dr. Lucas holds California license A126012.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1720402522NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6608127907
- NPI enumeration date
- February 13, 2014
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (916) 536-3540
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 41
- Medical school graduation
- 2011
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Joshua W. Lucas practices at Mercy Medical Group, A Service of Dignity Health Medical Foundation in Carmichael, California
Dr. Lucas' primary practice is Mercy Medical Group, A Service of Dignity Health Medical Foundation, at 6555 Coyle Ave Suite 280 Suite 280, Carmichael, CA 95608-0302. The practice phone is (916) 536-3540.
- Mercy Medical Group, A Service of Dignity Health Medical Foundation6555 Coyle Ave Suite 280 Suite 280, Carmichael, CA 95608-0302Phone(916) 536-3540
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Joshua W. Lucas is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Lucas' primary practice is Mercy Medical Group, A Service Of Dignity Health Medical Foundation in Carmichael, California. Dr. Lucas is also affiliated with Dignity Health - Mercy San Juan Medical Center. The medical group on file is Mercy Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lucas to 1 more hospital and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.
Mercy Medical Group, A Service Of Dignity Health Medical FoundationPrimary
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Joshua W. Lucas' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Lucas practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Mercy Medical Group, A Service Of Dignity Health Medical Foundation | Available with a free account |
| +3 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Joshua W. Lucas is one of 846 neurosurgeons in California
Neurological surgery is Dr. Lucas' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Lucas is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dr. Lucas is licensed in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Neurological surgery, CaliforniaPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists back and neck pain treatment without fusion, craniotomy, lower back pain, neck pain and spine problems, spinal fusion and thoracic spine disorders among the conditions Dr. Lucas treats.
Neurosurgeons near Dr. Lucas
Counts of neurosurgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
846neurosurgeons in California
5neurosurgeons in Carmichael
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Joshua W. Lucas billed Medicare for 387 services in 2024
CMS data shows 387 Medicare services from Dr. Lucas across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 225 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $85,274 for them.
Medicare services, 2024387
Medicare patients225
Paid by Medicare$85,274
Procedure codes12
Dr. Lucas' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2582024: 2426%
- Surgery
- 2023: 2132024: 14532%
Where Dr. Lucas' Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office18849%
- In a facility19951%
Dr. Lucas compared with the California median for neurosurgeons, 2024
- Dr. Lucas
- California median
- Medicare services
- 387vs 21679% above
- Medicare patients
- 225vs 15446% above
- Part D claims
- 23vs 2612% below
Medians across 679 neurosurgeons in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Lucas' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Joshua W. Lucas treated 225 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 225 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lucas in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 101 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 32% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.39, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Lucas' median patient age at 63, with 57% women.
Medicare patients, 2024225
Average age73
Average risk score1.39
Also on Medicaid32%
Dr. Lucas' Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Lucas' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women11953%
- Men10647%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Lucas' Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes38%
- Mood disorders35%
- Anxiety32%
- Depression28%
- Ischemic heart disease25%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Lucas' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 63
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women57%
- Men43%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Joshua W. Lucas wrote 46 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Lucas wrote 46 Medicare Part D claims for 35 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 23 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $107 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 45 claims across 2 drugs.
Part D claims, 202446
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$107
Part D patients35
Dr. Lucas' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Lucas' Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids65%30 of 46 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 452024: 2349%
Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2024, 2 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Joshua W. Lucas scored 100 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Lucas for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Lucas accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Lucas as offering telehealth. CMS counts 175 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. Lucas, more than 87% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Lucas' MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 100of 100Final score
- 86.3of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Lucas ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Spinal fusion
- 87th percentile175 procedures
- Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones)
- 87th percentile72 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Joshua W. Lucas has 16 publications on record
Dmand AI links 16 papers to Dr. Lucas, published from 2012 to 2018. 2013 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Pituitary Neoplasms, Sella Turcica and Adenoma. Dr. Lucas has published most often in Neurosurg Clin N Am. Dr. Lucas' most frequent co-authors are Gabriel Zada, MD, Manish Kumar Aghi, MD, PhD and Garni Barkhoudarian, MD.
Papers16
Years published2012 to 2018
Dr. Lucas' papers by year, 2012 to 2018
Topics Dr. Lucas writes about most
- Pituitary Neoplasms
- Sella Turcica
- Adenoma
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Evidence-Based Medicine
Dr. Lucas' most frequent co-authors
- Gabriel Zada, MD4 shared papers
- Manish Kumar Aghi, MD, PhD2 shared papers
- Garni Barkhoudarian, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Lucas
Cerebellar NeoplasmsIntracranial AneurysmMedulloblastoma
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Joshua W. Lucas received $14,239 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 137 general payments to Dr. Lucas from 14 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 56% of the total. Medtronic, Inc. paid the most, $5,288.
General payments to Dr. Lucas by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Lucas by kind, 2016 to 2025
$14.2Kin total
- Food and beverage$7,91656%
- Travel and lodging$4,82334%
- Honoraria$1,50011%
Companies that paid Dr. Lucas the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Joshua W. Lucas graduated from Keck School of Medicine of USC
Dr. Lucas graduated from Keck School of Medicine of USC in 2011.
- Medical school
- Board certified in neurological surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Joshua W. Lucas accepts plans from 12 insurance carriers
Dr. Lucas is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- United Healthcare
- HCSC
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Regence Health Plans
- Alliant Health Plans
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
- +4 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Lucas accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO8
- HMO6
- Medicare5
- EPO4
- POS3
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Joshua W. Lucas's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Joshua W. Lucas' NPI number?
Dr. Joshua W. Lucas' NPI number is 1720402522. It was assigned on February 13, 2014, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Joshua W. Lucas?
Dr. Joshua W. Lucas is a neurosurgeon in Carmichael, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurological Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207T00000X).
Where does Dr. Joshua W. Lucas practice?
Dr. Lucas practices at 6555 Coyle Ave Suite 280 Suite 280, Carmichael, CA 95608-0302. Dr. Lucas' primary practice is Mercy Medical Group, A Service Of Dignity Health Medical Foundation in Carmichael, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lucas to 1 hospital and 1 home health agency.
What is Dr. Joshua W. Lucas' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Lucas is (916) 536-3540.
What is Dr. Joshua W. Lucas' medical license number?
Dr. Lucas holds California license A126012.
Which hospitals is Dr. Joshua W. Lucas affiliated with?
Dr. Lucas is affiliated with Dignity Health - Mercy San Juan Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Lucas to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Joshua W. Lucas part of?
Dr. Lucas is linked to Mercy Medical Group.
Does Dr. Joshua W. Lucas accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Lucas billed Medicare for 387 services in 2024, and Dr. Lucas accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Joshua W. Lucas offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Lucas as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. Joshua W. Lucas' MIPS score?
Dr. Lucas' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 100 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Joshua W. Lucas see?
CMS counts 225 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lucas in 2024, with an average age of 73.
Is Dr. Joshua W. Lucas board certified?
Yes. Dr. Lucas is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.
What services does Dr. Joshua W. Lucas bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Lucas' most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99204), surgery: bones and joints (22614) and hospital inpatient care (99221).
Where did Dr. Joshua W. Lucas go to medical school?
Dr. Lucas graduated from Keck School of Medicine of USC in 2011.
What drugs does Dr. Joshua W. Lucas prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Lucas' most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen.
Has Dr. Joshua W. Lucas received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $14,239 in general payments to Dr. Lucas from 14 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Medtronic, Inc.
How long has Dr. Joshua W. Lucas been practicing?
Dr. Lucas graduated from medical school in 2011, 15 years ago.
Does Dr. Joshua W. Lucas do research?
Dmand AI links 16 publications to Dr. Lucas, published from 2012 to 2018.
Who does Dr. Joshua W. Lucas publish with?
Dr. Lucas' most frequent co-authors are Gabriel Zada, MD (4 shared papers), Manish Kumar Aghi, MD, PhD (2 shared papers) and Garni Barkhoudarian, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Joshua W. Lucas accept?
Dr. Lucas is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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