Dr. William Purvis Lancaster, MD

Dr. Lancaster practices at MUSC Physicians in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.

Dr. Lancaster's NPI, 1861787780, was assigned on June 20, 2011. Dr. Lancaster holds South Carolina license MMD.33839 LL.

Dr. Lancaster's primary practice is MUSC Physicians, at 1208 2 Island Ct, Mount Pleasant, SC 29466 in Charleston County. The practice phone is (803) 286-4666.

Dr. Lancaster's primary practice is MUSC Physicians in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Dr. Lancaster is also affiliated with Tisch Hospital. The medical group on file is MUSC Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lancaster to 2 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Lancaster practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Lancaster's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Lancaster is licensed in South Carolina.

CMS data shows 256 Medicare services from Dr. Lancaster across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 196 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $24,744 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 196 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lancaster in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 81 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 8% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.75, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Lancaster's median patient age at 65, with 58% women.

In 2024, Dr. Lancaster wrote 145 Medicare Part D claims for 23 patients. 75% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 62 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $541,393 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 42 claims across 2 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 79 out of 100 for Dr. Lancaster for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Lancaster accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Lancaster as offering telehealth. CMS counts 18 procedures of melanoma (skin cancer) excision by Dr. Lancaster, more than 73% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 24 papers to Dr. Lancaster, published from 2011 to 2023. 2020 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Pancreatectomy, Postoperative Complications and Hepatectomy. Dr. Lancaster has published most often in Am Surg. Dr. Lancaster's most frequent co-authors are Julie Beth Siegel, MD, Eugene P. Ceppa, MD and Michael G. House, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 41 general payments to Dr. Lancaster from 13 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 68% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $8,219.