Dr. Joseph J. Lawton III, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 5,328
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 1,506
- Part D claims, 2024
- 5,866
- MIPS score, 2024
- 84
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 1100 Tunnel Road, Asheville, NC 28805
- Practice phone
- Call (828) 298-7911
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Dr. Joseph J. Lawton III is an interventional cardiologist in Asheville, North Carolina
Dr. Lawton practices at Charles George Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Asheville, North Carolina, part of Veterans Health Administration.
Dr. Lawton's NPI, 1457313116, was assigned on April 6, 2006. Dr. Lawton graduated from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine in 1989. Dr. Lawton holds South Carolina license 19195.
- NPI
- 1457313116NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 2668548934
- NPI enumeration date
- April 6, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (828) 298-7911
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 63
- Medical school graduation
- 1989
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Joseph J. Lawton III practices at Charles George Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Asheville, North Carolina
Dr. Lawton's primary practice is Charles George Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, at 1100 Tunnel Road, Asheville, NC 28805 in Buncombe County. The practice phone is (828) 298-7911.
- Charles George Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center1100 Tunnel Road, Asheville, NC 28805 · Buncombe CountyPhone(828) 298-7911
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Joseph J. Lawton III is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Lawton's primary practice is Charles George Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Asheville, North Carolina, part of Veterans Health Administration. Dr. Lawton is also affiliated with Lexington Medical Center. The medical group on file is Lexington Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lawton to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Joseph J. Lawton III's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Lawton practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Charles George Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +2 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Joseph J. Lawton III is one of 178 interventional cardiologists in North Carolina
Interventional cardiology is Dr. Lawton's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0011X. Dr. Lawton is licensed in South Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Interventional cardiology, South CarolinaPrimary
Interventional cardiologists near Dr. Lawton
Counts of interventional cardiologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Joseph J. Lawton III billed Medicare for 5,328 services in 2024
CMS data shows 5,328 Medicare services from Dr. Lawton across 42 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,506 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $336,630 for them.
Dr. Lawton's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 2,2862024: 2,57112%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,6922024: 1,6383%
- Other services
- 2023: 3432024: 3255%
- Imaging
- 2023: 3292024: 3038%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 2792024: 2607%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1492024: 1629%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 642024: 698%
Where Dr. Lawton's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office4,33781%
- In a facility99119%
Dr. Lawton compared with the North Carolina median for interventional cardiologists, 2024
- Dr. Lawton
- North Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 5,328vs 1,3074.1 times
- Medicare patients
- 1,506vs 5782.6 times
- Part D claims
- 5,565vs 1,7583.2 times
Medians across 175 interventional cardiologists in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Lawton'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. Joseph J. Lawton III treated 1,506 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 1,506 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lawton in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 612 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.26, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Lawton's median patient age at 71, with 48% women.
Dr. Lawton's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Lawton's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women70247%
- Men80453%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Lawton's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Ischemic heart disease55%
- Arthritis48%
- Diabetes35%
- Atrial fibrillation34%
- Chronic kidney disease28%
- Heart failure28%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Lawton's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 71
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women48%
- Men52%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Joseph J. Lawton III wrote 5,866 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Lawton wrote 5,866 Medicare Part D claims for 859 patients. 76% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 5,565 of them, across 52 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,129,268 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 5,101 claims across 55 drugs.
Dr. Lawton's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic4,483 claims76%
- Brand-name and other1,383 claims24%
Dr. Lawton'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.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 5,1012024: 5,5659%
Drugs named by CMS: 52 in 2024, 55 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. Joseph J. Lawton III scored 84 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 84 out of 100 for Dr. Lawton for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Lawton accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 11 procedures of coronary angioplasty and stenting by Dr. Lawton, more than 30% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Lawton's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 84of 100Final score
- 68.9of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 78of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Lawton ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Coronary angioplasty and stenting
- 30th percentile11 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Pacemaker insertion or repair: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
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. Joseph J. Lawton III received $13,250 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 840 general payments to Dr. Lawton from 49 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 98% of the total. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation paid the most, $1,961.
General payments to Dr. Lawton by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Lawton by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$13,00098%
- Education$1971%
- Travel and lodging$530%
Companies that paid Dr. Lawton 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. Joseph J. Lawton III graduated from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine
Dr. Lawton graduated from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine in 1989.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Joseph J. Lawton 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) |
| 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. Joseph J. Lawton III's NPI number?
Dr. Joseph J. Lawton III's NPI number is 1457313116. It was assigned on April 6, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Joseph J. Lawton III?
Dr. Joseph J. Lawton III is an interventional cardiologist in Asheville, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Interventional Cardiology Physician (taxonomy code 207RI0011X).
Where does Dr. Joseph J. Lawton III practice?
Dr. Lawton practices at 1100 Tunnel Road, Asheville, NC 28805. Dr. Lawton's primary practice is Charles George Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Asheville, North Carolina, part of Veterans Health Administration. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lawton to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Joseph J. Lawton III's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Lawton is (828) 298-7911.
What is Dr. Joseph J. Lawton III's medical license number?
Dr. Lawton holds South Carolina license 19195.
Which hospitals is Dr. Joseph J. Lawton III affiliated with?
Dr. Lawton practices at Charles George Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Asheville, North Carolina. Dr. Lawton is also affiliated with Lexington Medical Center.
What medical group is Dr. Joseph J. Lawton III part of?
Dr. Lawton is linked to Lexington Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine. Dmand AI links Dr. Lawton to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Joseph J. Lawton III accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Lawton billed Medicare for 5,328 services in 2024, and Dr. Lawton accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Joseph J. Lawton III's MIPS score?
Dr. Lawton's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 84 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Joseph J. Lawton III see?
CMS counts 1,506 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lawton in 2024, with an average age of 76.
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What services does Dr. Joseph J. Lawton III bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Lawton's most billed Medicare services were heart test or procedure (93000), office visit, established patient (99214) and heart test or procedure (93306).
Where did Dr. Joseph J. Lawton III go to medical school?
Dr. Lawton graduated from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine in 1989.
What drugs does Dr. Joseph J. Lawton III prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Lawton's most prescribed drugs by claims were Eliquis, Metoprolol Succinate and Rosuvastatin Calcium.
Has Dr. Joseph J. Lawton III received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $13,250 in general payments to Dr. Lawton from 49 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.
How long has Dr. Joseph J. Lawton III been practicing?
Dr. Lawton graduated from medical school in 1989, 37 years ago.
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