Dr. Lee T. Thurber, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 3,099
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 1,284
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,155
- MIPS score, 2024
- 22
- Industry payments
- $1,716
- Practice address
- 1101 S 70th St, Lincoln, NE 68510
- Practice phone
- Call (402) 486-3132
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Lee T Thurber, M.D.
Lincoln, Nebraska
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Dr. Lee T. Thurber is an ophthalmologist in Lincoln, Nebraska
Dr. Thurber practices at Lee T Thurber, M.D. in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Dr. Thurber's NPI, 1649280611, was assigned on August 9, 2006. Dr. Thurber graduated from University of Nebraska College of Medicine in 2000. Dr. Thurber holds Nebraska license 22791.
- NPI
- 1649280611NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 2264404227
- NPI enumeration date
- August 9, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Practice phone
- (402) 486-3132
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 52
- Medical school graduation
- 2000
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Lee T. Thurber practices at Lee T Thurber, M.D. in Lincoln, Nebraska
Dr. Thurber's primary practice is Lee T Thurber, M.D., at 1101 S 70th St, Lincoln, NE 68510 in Lancaster County. The practice phone is (402) 486-3132.
- Lee T Thurber, M.D.1101 S 70th St, Lincoln, NE 68510 · Lancaster CountyPhone(402) 486-3132
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Lee T. Thurber is affiliated with 2 sites of care
Dr. Thurber's primary practice is Lee T Thurber, M.D. in Lincoln, Nebraska. Dmand AI also links Dr. Thurber to 1 physician office, named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Lee T. Thurber's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Thurber practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Lee T Thurber, M.D. | Available with a free account |
| +1 more affiliated site | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Lee T. Thurber is one of 119 ophthalmologists in Nebraska
Ophthalmology is Dr. Thurber's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Thurber is licensed in Nebraska.
Specialties and state licenses
- Ophthalmology, NebraskaPrimary
Ophthalmologists near Dr. Thurber
Counts of ophthalmologists 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. Lee T. Thurber billed Medicare for 3,099 services in 2024
CMS data shows 3,099 Medicare services from Dr. Thurber across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,284 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $243,234 for them.
Dr. Thurber's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 2,4292024: 2,72312%
- Surgery
- 2023: 2982024: 37626%
Where Dr. Thurber's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office2,85992%
- In a facility2408%
Dr. Thurber compared with the Nebraska median for ophthalmologists, 2024
- Dr. Thurber
- Nebraska median
- Medicare services
- 3,099vs 2,14944% above
- Medicare patients
- 1,284vs 68288% above
- Part D claims
- 997vs 66749% above
Medians across 112 ophthalmologists in Nebraska with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Thurber'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. Lee T. Thurber treated 1,284 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77
CMS counts 1,284 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Thurber in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 647 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 73% have high blood pressure. 1% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.02, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Thurber's median patient age at 77, with 63% women.
Dr. Thurber's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Thurber's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women81263%
- Men47237%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Thurber's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure73%
- Arthritis49%
- Chronic kidney disease28%
- Diabetes25%
- Ischemic heart disease22%
- Osteoporosis20%
- Mood disorders19%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Thurber's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 77
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women63%
- Men37%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Lee T. Thurber wrote 1,155 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Thurber wrote 1,155 Medicare Part D claims for 307 patients. 70% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 997 of them, across 13 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $92,753 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 947 claims across 16 drugs.
Dr. Thurber's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic813 claims70%
- Brand-name342 claims30%
Dr. Thurber'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. Thurber's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics1%13 of 1,155 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: 9472024: 9975%
Drugs named by CMS: 13 in 2024, 16 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. Lee T. Thurber scored 22 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 22 out of 100 for Dr. Thurber for performance year 2024, reported individually. CMS counts 378 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Thurber, more than 92% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
Dr. Thurber's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 22of 100Final score
- 0of 100Quality
- 0of 100Improvement Activities
- 75of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Thurber ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Cataract surgery
- 92nd percentile378 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: 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. Lee T. Thurber received $1,716 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 65 general payments to Dr. Thurber from 17 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 70% of the total. EyePoint Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. paid the most, $500.
General payments to Dr. Thurber by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Thurber by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$1,19870%
- Consulting fees$50029%
- Education$181%
Companies that paid Dr. Thurber 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. Lee T. Thurber graduated from University of Nebraska College of Medicine
Dr. Thurber graduated from University of Nebraska College of Medicine in 2000.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Lee T. Thurber'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 | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand 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 | 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. Lee T. Thurber's NPI number?
Dr. Lee T. Thurber's NPI number is 1649280611. It was assigned on August 9, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Lee T. Thurber?
Dr. Lee T. Thurber is an ophthalmologist in Lincoln, Nebraska. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).
Where does Dr. Lee T. Thurber practice?
Dr. Thurber practices at 1101 S 70th St, Lincoln, NE 68510. Dr. Thurber's primary practice is Lee T Thurber, M.D. in Lincoln, Nebraska. Dmand AI also links Dr. Thurber to 1 physician office.
What is Dr. Lee T. Thurber's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Thurber is (402) 486-3132.
What is Dr. Lee T. Thurber's medical license number?
Dr. Thurber holds Nebraska license 22791.
Does Dr. Lee T. Thurber accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Thurber billed Medicare for 3,099 services in 2024.
What is Dr. Lee T. Thurber's MIPS score?
Dr. Thurber's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 22 out of 100, reported individually.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Lee T. Thurber see?
CMS counts 1,284 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Thurber in 2024, with an average age of 77.
What services does Dr. Lee T. Thurber bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Thurber's most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92014), eye exam or test (92134) and eye exam or test (92136).
Where did Dr. Lee T. Thurber go to medical school?
Dr. Thurber graduated from University of Nebraska College of Medicine in 2000.
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What drugs does Dr. Lee T. Thurber prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Thurber's most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Timolol Maleate and Ketorolac Tromethamine.
Has Dr. Lee T. Thurber received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,716 in general payments to Dr. Thurber from 17 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from EyePoint Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
How long has Dr. Lee T. Thurber been practicing?
Dr. Thurber graduated from medical school in 2000, 26 years ago.
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