Dr. Austin Thomas Lash, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 2,686
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 1,104
- Part D claims, 2024
- 4,544
- MIPS score, 2024
- 92
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 2440 E 5th St, Tyler, TX 75701-3525
- Practice phone
- Call (903) 595-0500
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Eye Care Associates Of East Texas
Eye care practice · Tyler, Texas
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Dr. Austin Thomas Lash is an ophthalmologist in Tyler, Texas
Dr. Lash practices at Eye Care Associates Of East Texas in Tyler, Texas.
Dr. Lash's NPI, 1407172828, was assigned on April 9, 2010. Dr. Lash graduated from LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans - School of Medicine in 2010. Dr. Lash holds Texas license P9389.
- NPI
- 1407172828NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1850517954
- NPI enumeration date
- April 9, 2010
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (903) 595-0500
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 42
- Medical school graduation
- 2010
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Austin Thomas Lash practices at Eye Care Associates of East Texas in Tyler, Texas
Dr. Lash's primary practice is Eye Care Associates of East Texas, at 2440 E 5th St, Tyler, TX 75701-3525. The practice phone is (903) 595-0500.
- Eye Care Associates of East Texas2440 E 5th St, Tyler, TX 75701-3525Phone(903) 595-0500
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Austin Thomas Lash is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Lash's primary practice is Eye Care Associates Of East Texas in Tyler, Texas. Dr. Lash is also affiliated with CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Tyler. The medical group on file is University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lash to 1 more medical group, named with a free account.
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Austin Thomas Lash's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Lash practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Eye Care Associates Of East Texas | Available with a free account |
| +1 more site and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Austin Thomas Lash is one of 1,311 ophthalmologists in Texas
Ophthalmology is Dr. Lash's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Lash is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dr. Lash is licensed in Texas.
Specialties and state licenses
- Ophthalmology, TexasPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists age-related macular degeneration, cataract, cataract surgery with lens implant, cold sores or genital herpes, conjunctivitis, dry eye, eye infection or inflammation and eyelid inflammation among the conditions Dr. Lash treats.
Ophthalmologists near Dr. Lash
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. Austin Thomas Lash billed Medicare for 2,686 services in 2024
CMS data shows 2,686 Medicare services from Dr. Lash across 18 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,104 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $213,730 for them.
Dr. Lash's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1,6422024: 1,7044%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 6322024: 6103%
- Imaging
- 2023: 2332024: 20910%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1712024: 1635%
Where Dr. Lash's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office2,56696%
- In a facility1204%
Dr. Lash compared with the Texas median for ophthalmologists, 2024
- Dr. Lash
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 2,686vs 1,35399% above
- Medicare patients
- 1,104vs 4922.2 times
- Part D claims
- 4,428vs 6137.2 times
Medians across 1,290 ophthalmologists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Lash'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. Austin Thomas Lash treated 1,104 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 1,104 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lash in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 473 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.15, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Lash's median patient age at 74, with 54% women.
Dr. Lash's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Lash's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women62156%
- Men48344%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Lash's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis48%
- Diabetes34%
- Ischemic heart disease32%
- Chronic kidney disease22%
- Mood disorders21%
- Anxiety20%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Lash's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 74
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women54%
- Men45%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Austin Thomas Lash wrote 4,544 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Lash wrote 4,544 Medicare Part D claims for 751 patients. 59% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 4,428 of them, across 26 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $281,111 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 4,629 claims across 32 drugs.
Dr. Lash's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic2,702 claims59%
- Brand-name1,842 claims41%
Dr. Lash'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. Lash's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids1%30 of 4,544 claims
- Antibiotics2%78 of 4,544 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: 4,6292024: 4,4284%
Drugs named by CMS: 26 in 2024, 32 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. Austin Thomas Lash scored 92 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 92 out of 100 for Dr. Lash for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Lash accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 118 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Lash, more than 77% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Lash's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 92of 100Final score
- 96.3of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 76of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Lash ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Cataract surgery
- 77th percentile118 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. Austin Thomas Lash received $812 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 35 general payments to Dr. Lash from 17 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 94% of the total. Alcon Laboratories Inc paid the most, $263.
General payments to Dr. Lash by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Lash by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$76094%
- Debt forgiveness$526%
Companies that paid Dr. Lash 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. Austin Thomas Lash graduated from LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans - School of Medicine
Dr. Lash graduated from LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans - School of Medicine in 2010.
- Medical school
- Board certified in ophthalmology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Austin Thomas Lash accepts plans from 18 insurance carriers
Dr. Lash is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Cigna
- Elevance
- Humana
- Alliant Health Plans
- HCSC
- +10 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Lash accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO12
- HMO11
- Medicare7
- POS4
- EPO3
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Austin Thomas Lash'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 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 |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Austin Thomas Lash's NPI number?
Dr. Austin Thomas Lash's NPI number is 1407172828. It was assigned on April 9, 2010, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Austin Thomas Lash?
Dr. Austin Thomas Lash is an ophthalmologist in Tyler, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).
Where does Dr. Austin Thomas Lash practice?
Dr. Lash practices at 2440 E 5th St, Tyler, TX 75701-3525. Dr. Lash's primary practice is Eye Care Associates Of East Texas in Tyler, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lash to 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Austin Thomas Lash's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Lash is (903) 595-0500.
What is Dr. Austin Thomas Lash's medical license number?
Dr. Lash holds Texas license P9389.
Which hospitals is Dr. Austin Thomas Lash affiliated with?
Dr. Lash is affiliated with CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Tyler.
What medical group is Dr. Austin Thomas Lash part of?
Dr. Lash is linked to University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Lash to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Austin Thomas Lash accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Lash billed Medicare for 2,686 services in 2024, and Dr. Lash accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Austin Thomas Lash's MIPS score?
Dr. Lash's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 92 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Austin Thomas Lash see?
CMS counts 1,104 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lash in 2024, with an average age of 76.
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Is Dr. Austin Thomas Lash board certified?
Yes. Dr. Lash is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology.
What services does Dr. Austin Thomas Lash bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Lash's most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92014), office visit, established patient (99213) and office visit, established patient (99214).
Where did Dr. Austin Thomas Lash go to medical school?
Dr. Lash graduated from LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans - School of Medicine in 2010.
What drugs does Dr. Austin Thomas Lash prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Lash's most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Prednisolone Acetate and Moxifloxacin.
Has Dr. Austin Thomas Lash received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $812 in general payments to Dr. Lash from 17 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Alcon Laboratories Inc.
How long has Dr. Austin Thomas Lash been practicing?
Dr. Lash graduated from medical school in 2010, 16 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Austin Thomas Lash accept?
Dr. Lash is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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