Dr. Thomas R. Lechner, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 110
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 95
- Part D claims, 2024
- 6,976
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Industry payments
- $891
- Practice address
- 301 Flynn Dr, Milbank, SD 57252
- Practice phone
- Call (605) 432-4587
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Avera Milbank Clinic
Rural Health Clinic - Hospital-Owned · Milbank, South Dakota
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Dr. Thomas R. Lechner is a family medicine physician in Milbank, South Dakota
Dr. Lechner practices at Avera Milbank Clinic in Milbank, South Dakota.
Dr. Lechner's NPI, 1053377556, was assigned on April 24, 2006. Dr. Lechner holds South Dakota license 4213.
- NPI
- 1053377556NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6305872151
- NPI enumeration date
- April 24, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (605) 432-4587
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 64
- Medical school graduation
- 1988
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Thomas R. Lechner practices at Avera Milbank Clinic in Milbank, South Dakota
Dr. Lechner's primary practice is Avera Milbank Clinic, at 301 Flynn Dr, Milbank, SD 57252. The practice phone is (605) 432-4587.
- Avera Milbank Clinic301 Flynn Dr, Milbank, SD 57252Phone(605) 432-4587
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Thomas R. Lechner is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Lechner's primary practice is Avera Milbank Clinic in Milbank, South Dakota. Dr. Lechner is also affiliated with Milbank Area Hospital Avera. The medical group on file is Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lechner to 2 more group practices and clinics, 2 skilled nursing facilities, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group, each named with a free account. Dr. Lechner's employer is on file too: a rural health clinic (rhc).
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Thomas R. Lechner's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Lechner practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Avera Milbank Clinic | 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 R. Lechner is one of 531 family medicine physicians in South Dakota
Family medicine is Dr. Lechner's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Q00000X. Dr. Lechner is licensed in South Dakota.
Specialties and state licenses
- Family medicine, South DakotaPrimary
Family medicine physicians near Dr. Lechner
Counts of family medicine physicians 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. Thomas R. Lechner billed Medicare for 110 services in 2024
CMS data shows 110 Medicare services from Dr. Lechner across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 95 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $4,458 for them.
Dr. Lechner's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 272024: 59119%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 892024: 5143%
Where Dr. Lechner's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office3734%
- In a facility7366%
Dr. Lechner compared with the South Dakota median for family medicine physicians, 2024
- Dr. Lechner
- South Dakota median
- Medicare services
- 110vs 24956% below
- Medicare patients
- 95vs 12725% below
- Part D claims
- 6,451vs 1,0955.9 times
Medians across 551 family medicine physicians in South Dakota with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Lechner'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 R. Lechner treated 95 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 95 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lechner in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 38 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 60% have high cholesterol. 22% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.71, 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. Lechner's median patient age at 66, with 42% women.
Dr. Lechner's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Lechner's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women4952%
- Men4648%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Lechner's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol60%
- Arthritis45%
- Diabetes34%
- Atrial fibrillation33%
- COPD32%
- Ischemic heart disease28%
- Chronic kidney disease27%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Lechner's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 66
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women42%
- Men58%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Thomas R. Lechner wrote 6,976 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Lechner wrote 6,976 Medicare Part D claims for 297 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 6,451 of them, across 139 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $362,395 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 5,539 claims across 112 drugs.
Dr. Lechner's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic6,235 claims89%
- Brand-name686 claims10%
- Other55 claims1%
Dr. Lechner'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. Lechner's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids5%330 of 6,976 claims
- Antibiotics1%95 of 6,976 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over2%141 of 6,976 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: 5,5392024: 6,45116%
Drugs named by CMS: 139 in 2024, 112 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
How Dr. Thomas R. Lechner takes part in Medicare
Dr. Lechner accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Thomas R. Lechner received $891 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 63 general payments to Dr. Lechner from 18 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Novo Nordisk Inc paid the most, $205.
General payments to Dr. Lechner by program year, 2016 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Lechner the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Thomas R. Lechner'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) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Thomas R. Lechner's NPI number?
Dr. Thomas R. Lechner's NPI number is 1053377556. It was assigned on April 24, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Thomas R. Lechner?
Dr. Thomas R. Lechner is a family medicine physician in Milbank, South Dakota. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Family Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207Q00000X).
Where does Dr. Thomas R. Lechner practice?
Dr. Lechner practices at 301 Flynn Dr, Milbank, SD 57252. Dr. Lechner's primary practice is Avera Milbank Clinic in Milbank, South Dakota. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lechner to 2 group practices and clinics, 2 skilled nursing facilities, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Thomas R. Lechner's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Lechner is (605) 432-4587.
What is Dr. Thomas R. Lechner's medical license number?
Dr. Lechner holds South Dakota license 4213.
Which hospitals is Dr. Thomas R. Lechner affiliated with?
Dr. Lechner is affiliated with Milbank Area Hospital Avera.
What medical group is Dr. Thomas R. Lechner part of?
Dr. Lechner is linked to Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Lechner to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Thomas R. Lechner accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Lechner billed Medicare for 110 services in 2024, and Dr. Lechner accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Thomas R. Lechner see?
CMS counts 95 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lechner in 2024, with an average age of 75.
What services does Dr. Thomas R. Lechner bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Lechner's most billed Medicare services were heart test or procedure (93010), emergency department visit (99284) and hospital inpatient care (99222).
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What drugs does Dr. Thomas R. Lechner prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Lechner's most prescribed drugs by claims were Lisinopril, Atorvastatin Calcium and Metoprolol Succinate.
Has Dr. Thomas R. Lechner received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $891 in general payments to Dr. Lechner from 18 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Novo Nordisk Inc.
How long has Dr. Thomas R. Lechner been practicing?
Dr. Lechner graduated from medical school in 1988, 38 years ago.
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