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Dr. Thomas W. Lawhorne III, MD
NPI1649409368PAC ID0042364515
- Medicare services, 2024
- 803
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 378
- Part D claims, 2024
- 539
- Publications
- 2
- MIPS score, 2024
- 75
- Practice address
- 247 S Main Street, Reidsville, GA 30453
- Practice phone
- Call (912) 557-1000
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Thomas W. Lawhorne III is an orthopedic surgeon in Reidsville, Georgia
Dr. Lawhorne practices at Optim Medical Center-Tattnall in Reidsville, Georgia, part of Optim Health System.
Dr. Lawhorne's NPI, 1649409368, was assigned on July 2, 2009. Dr. Lawhorne graduated from Emory University School of Medicine in 2003. Dr. Lawhorne holds Georgia license 062383.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1649409368NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0042364515
- NPI enumeration date
- July 2, 2009
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (912) 557-1000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 49
- Medical school graduation
- 2003
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Thomas W. Lawhorne III practices at Optim Medical Center-Tattnall in Reidsville, Georgia
Dr. Lawhorne's primary practice is Optim Medical Center-Tattnall, at 247 S Main Street, Reidsville, GA 30453 in Tattnall County. The practice phone is (912) 557-1000.
- Optim Medical Center-Tattnall247 S Main Street, Reidsville, GA 30453 · Tattnall CountyPhone(912) 557-1000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Thomas W. Lawhorne III is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Lawhorne's primary practice is Optim Medical Center-Tattnall in Reidsville, Georgia, part of Optim Health System. Dr. Lawhorne is also affiliated with Southeast Georgia Health System-Brunswick Campus. The medical group on file is Optim Orthopedics. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lawhorne to 3 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 ambulatory surgery center and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Southeast Georgia Health System-Brunswick CampusOptim Orthopedics3 hospitalsNames with a free account1 group practice or clinicName with a free account1 ambulatory surgery centerName with a free account1 medical groupName with a free account
See all 9 affiliations for Dr. LawhorneSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Thomas W. Lawhorne III's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Lawhorne practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Optim Medical Center-Tattnall | Available with a free account |
| +6 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Thomas W. Lawhorne III is one of 659 orthopedic surgeons in Georgia
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Lawhorne's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Lawhorne's licenses on file in 2 states: Georgia and South Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, GeorgiaPrimary
- South Carolina license
Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Lawhorne
Counts of orthopedic surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
659orthopedic surgeons in Georgia15orthopedic surgeons in Reidsville15orthopedic surgeons at Optim Medical Center-Tattnall
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Thomas W. Lawhorne III billed Medicare for 803 services in 2024
CMS data shows 803 Medicare services from Dr. Lawhorne across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 378 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $71,474 for them.
Medicare services, 2024803
Medicare patients378
Paid by Medicare$71,474
Procedure codes13
Dr. Lawhorne's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 4912024: 43212%
- Surgery
- 2023: 2972024: 26112%
- Imaging
- 2023: 1392024: 11021%
Where Dr. Lawhorne's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office54267%
- In a facility26133%
Dr. Lawhorne compared with the Georgia median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Lawhorne
- Georgia median
- Medicare services
- 803vs 1,57449% below
- Medicare patients
- 378vs 28035% above
- Part D claims
- 462vs 35431% above
Medians across 619 orthopedic surgeons in Georgia with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Lawhorne's 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. Thomas W. Lawhorne III treated 378 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72
CMS counts 378 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lawhorne in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 215 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 8% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.94, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Lawhorne's median patient age at 64, with 56% women.
Medicare patients, 2024378
Average age72
Average risk score0.94
Also on Medicaid8%
Dr. Lawhorne's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Lawhorne's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women19752%
- Men18148%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Lawhorne's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis74%
- Diabetes35%
- Anxiety34%
- Ischemic heart disease29%
- Mood disorders26%
- Depression25%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Lawhorne's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 64
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women56%
- Men44%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Thomas W. Lawhorne III wrote 539 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Lawhorne wrote 539 Medicare Part D claims for 234 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 462 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,382 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 464 claims across 9 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024539
Drugs named by CMS9
Total drug cost$2,382
Part D patients234
Dr. Lawhorne's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic535 claims99%
- Brand-name and other4 claims1%
Dr. Lawhorne's 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. Lawhorne's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids32%173 of 539 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: 4642024: 462No change
Drugs named by CMS: 9 in 2024, 9 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. Thomas W. Lawhorne III scored 75 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Lawhorne for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Lawhorne accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 24 procedures of laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) by Dr. Lawhorne, more than 54% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- MIPS final score, 2024
- 75 of 100
Where Dr. Lawhorne ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Spinal fusion
- 49th percentile38 procedures
- Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones)
- 54th percentile24 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. Thomas W. Lawhorne III has 2 publications on record
Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Lawhorne in 2013. The most frequent topics are Lumbar Vertebrae, Scoliosis and Spinal Fusion. Dr. Lawhorne's most frequent co-authors are Stephen William Burke, MD, Daniel W. Green, MD and Christopher K. Kepler, MD.
Papers2
Topics Dr. Lawhorne writes about most
- Lumbar Vertebrae
- Scoliosis
- Spinal Fusion
Dr. Lawhorne's most frequent co-authors
- Stephen William Burke, MD1 shared paper
- Daniel W. Green, MD1 shared paper
- Christopher K. Kepler, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Lawhorne
Intervertebral Disc DegenerationLumbar VertebraeMagnetic Resonance Imaging
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Thomas W. Lawhorne III received $3,539 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 167 general payments to Dr. Lawhorne from 27 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 97% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $1,923.
General payments to Dr. Lawhorne by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Lawhorne by kind, 2016 to 2025
$3.5Kin total
- Food and beverage$3,44097%
- Education$993%
Companies that paid Dr. Lawhorne 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. Thomas W. Lawhorne III graduated from Emory University School of Medicine
Dr. Lawhorne graduated from Emory University School of Medicine in 2003.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Thomas W. Lawhorne III'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 DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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 |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Thomas W. Lawhorne III's NPI number?
Dr. Thomas W. Lawhorne III's NPI number is 1649409368. It was assigned on July 2, 2009, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Thomas W. Lawhorne III?
Dr. Thomas W. Lawhorne III is an orthopedic surgeon in Reidsville, Georgia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. Thomas W. Lawhorne III practice?
Dr. Lawhorne practices at 247 S Main Street, Reidsville, GA 30453. Dr. Lawhorne's primary practice is Optim Medical Center-Tattnall in Reidsville, Georgia, part of Optim Health System. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lawhorne to 3 hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 ambulatory surgery center and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Thomas W. Lawhorne III's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Lawhorne is (912) 557-1000.
What is Dr. Thomas W. Lawhorne III's medical license number?
Dr. Lawhorne holds Georgia license 062383, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Thomas W. Lawhorne III been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Lawhorne in Georgia and South Carolina.
Which hospitals is Dr. Thomas W. Lawhorne III affiliated with?
Dr. Lawhorne practices at Optim Medical Center-Tattnall in Reidsville, Georgia. Dr. Lawhorne is also affiliated with Southeast Georgia Health System-Brunswick Campus. Dmand AI links Dr. Lawhorne to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Thomas W. Lawhorne III part of?
Dr. Lawhorne is linked to Optim Orthopedics. Dmand AI links Dr. Lawhorne to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Thomas W. Lawhorne III accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Lawhorne billed Medicare for 803 services in 2024, and Dr. Lawhorne accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Thomas W. Lawhorne III's MIPS score?
Dr. Lawhorne's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Thomas W. Lawhorne III see?
CMS counts 378 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lawhorne in 2024, with an average age of 72.
What services does Dr. Thomas W. Lawhorne III bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Lawhorne's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), surgery: brain, spine and nerves (64483) and office visit, new patient (99203).
Where did Dr. Thomas W. Lawhorne III go to medical school?
Dr. Lawhorne graduated from Emory University School of Medicine in 2003.
What drugs does Dr. Thomas W. Lawhorne III prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Lawhorne's most prescribed drugs by claims were Cyclobenzaprine HCl, Meloxicam and Tramadol HCl.
Has Dr. Thomas W. Lawhorne III received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $3,539 in general payments to Dr. Lawhorne from 27 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Boston Scientific Corporation.
How long has Dr. Thomas W. Lawhorne III been practicing?
Dr. Lawhorne graduated from medical school in 2003, 23 years ago.
Does Dr. Thomas W. Lawhorne III do research?
Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Lawhorne.
Who does Dr. Thomas W. Lawhorne III publish with?
Dr. Lawhorne's most frequent co-authors are Stephen William Burke, MD (1 shared paper), Daniel W. Green, MD (1 shared paper) and Christopher K. Kepler, MD (1 shared paper).
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