Dr. Lance Lebrecht Bear, MD

  • Tacoma, WA
  • Orthopedic surgeon
NPI1952306037PAC ID5799865739
Medicare services, 2024
2,150
Medicare patients, 2024
290
Part D claims, 2024
116
Hospital affiliations
2
Industry payments
$1,104
Practice address
1717 South J Street, Tacoma, WA 98405
Practice phone
Call (253) 627-4101
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Primary practice

St. Joseph Medical Center

Hospital · Tacoma, Washington

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Dr. Lance Lebrecht Bear is an orthopedic surgeon in Tacoma, Washington

Dr. Bear practices at St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington, part of CommonSpirit Health.

Dr. Bear's NPI, 1952306037, was assigned on June 16, 2005. Dr. Bear graduated from University of Missouri, Kansas City, School of Medicine in 1992. Dr. Bear holds Washington license MD60112511.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5799865739
NPI enumeration date
June 16, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(253) 627-4101
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
60
Medical school graduation
1992

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Lance Lebrecht Bear practices at St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington

Dr. Bear's primary practice is St. Joseph Medical Center, at 1717 South J Street, Tacoma, WA 98405 in Pierce County. The practice phone is (253) 627-4101.

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Dr. Lance Lebrecht Bear is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Bear's primary practice is St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dr. Bear is also affiliated with Forks Community Hospital. The medical group on file is Franciscan Orthopedics - Silverdale. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bear to 1 more group practice or clinic, 1 rural health clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Lance Lebrecht Bear's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bear practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
St. Joseph Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+3 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Lance Lebrecht Bear is one of 514 orthopedic surgeons in Washington

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Bear's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Bear's licenses on file in 2 states: Washington and Missouri.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic surgery, WashingtonPrimaryLicense MD60112511 · taxonomy 207X00000X
  • Missouri licenseLicense 100891

Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Bear

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Dr. Lance Lebrecht Bear billed Medicare for 2,150 services in 2024

CMS data shows 2,150 Medicare services from Dr. Bear across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 290 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $57,675 for them.

Medicare services, 20242,150
Medicare patients290
Paid by Medicare$57,675
Procedure codes17

Dr. Bear's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 2,4292024: 1,52837%
Surgery
2023: 4902024: 27244%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 4492024: 19157%
Imaging
2023: 2802024: 15943%

Where Dr. Bear's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office2,09798%
  • In a facility532%

Dr. Bear compared with the Washington median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Bear
  • Washington median
Medicare services
2,150vs 6703.2 times
Medicare patients
290vs 21634% above
Part D claims
89vs 829% above

Medians across 493 orthopedic surgeons in Washington with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Bear's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Lance Lebrecht Bear treated 290 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 290 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bear in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 118 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 74% have high blood pressure. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.29, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Bear's median patient age at 69, with 52% women.

Medicare patients, 2024290
Average age76
Average risk score1.29
Also on Medicaid6%

Dr. Bear's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Bear's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women19567%
  • Men9533%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Bear's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure74%
  3. Arthritis69%
  4. Anxiety29%
  5. Mood disorders29%
  6. Depression28%
  7. Ischemic heart disease28%
  8. Atrial fibrillation27%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Bear's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 69

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women52%
  • Men48%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Lance Lebrecht Bear wrote 116 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Bear wrote 116 Medicare Part D claims for 59 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 89 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $394 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 92 claims across 4 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024116
Drugs named by CMS3
Total drug cost$394
Part D patients59

Dr. Bear'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. Bear's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids47%54 of 116 claims
  • Antibiotics40%46 of 116 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: 922024: 893%

Drugs named by CMS: 3 in 2024, 4 in 2023.

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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. Lance Lebrecht Bear takes part in Medicare

Dr. Bear accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Lance Lebrecht Bear received $1,104 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024

CMS Open Payments shows 12 general payments to Dr. Bear from 7 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. paid the most, $678.

General payments to Dr. Bear by program year, 2016 to 2024

Companies that paid Dr. Bear the most, 2016 to 2024

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Lance Lebrecht Bear graduated from University of Missouri, Kansas City, School of Medicine

Dr. Bear graduated from University of Missouri, Kansas City, School of Medicine in 1992.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Missouri, Kansas City, School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Lance Lebrecht Bear's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Lance Lebrecht Bear's NPI number?

Dr. Lance Lebrecht Bear's NPI number is 1952306037. It was assigned on June 16, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Lance Lebrecht Bear?

Dr. Lance Lebrecht Bear is an orthopedic surgeon in Tacoma, Washington. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).

Where does Dr. Lance Lebrecht Bear practice?

Dr. Bear practices at 1717 South J Street, Tacoma, WA 98405. Dr. Bear's primary practice is St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bear to 1 group practice or clinic, 1 rural health clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Lance Lebrecht Bear's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Bear is (253) 627-4101.

What is Dr. Lance Lebrecht Bear's medical license number?

Dr. Bear holds Washington license MD60112511, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Lance Lebrecht Bear been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Bear in Washington and Missouri.

Which hospitals is Dr. Lance Lebrecht Bear affiliated with?

Dr. Bear practices at St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Bear is also affiliated with Forks Community Hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Lance Lebrecht Bear part of?

Dr. Bear is linked to Franciscan Orthopedics - Silverdale. Dmand AI links Dr. Bear to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Lance Lebrecht Bear accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Bear billed Medicare for 2,150 services in 2024, and Dr. Bear accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Lance Lebrecht Bear see?

CMS counts 290 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bear in 2024, with an average age of 76.

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What services does Dr. Lance Lebrecht Bear bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Bear's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J3301), surgery: bones and joints (20610) and office visit, established patient (99213).

Where did Dr. Lance Lebrecht Bear go to medical school?

Dr. Bear graduated from University of Missouri, Kansas City, School of Medicine in 1992.

What drugs does Dr. Lance Lebrecht Bear prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Bear's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Cephalexin and Amoxicillin.

Has Dr. Lance Lebrecht Bear received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,104 in general payments to Dr. Bear from 7 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

How long has Dr. Lance Lebrecht Bear been practicing?

Dr. Bear graduated from medical school in 1992, 34 years ago.

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