Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Dr. Frances Kirkland Lawhead, MD

Individual provider Dermatopathology Physician · NPI 1992927214

Dr. Frances Kirkland Lawhead, MD practises Dermatology in Memphis, Tennessee. Graduated from University of Tennessee, Hsc, College of Medicine in 2006, 20 years ago. Practices with Memphis Dermatology Clinic PA, an 11-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Tennessee.

Years since qualifying
20
Trained at
University of Tennessee, Hsc, College of Medicine
Licensed in
TN
In the registry since
2007
Specialties on file
3
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

1455 Union Ave
Memphis, TN 38104-6727 Not confirmed with CMS for 10 years — call before visiting
Phone: (901) 726-6655
Fax: (901) 726-9056
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Specialties & licences

Dermatopathology Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207ND0900X · Licence 47452 (TN)
Dermatology Physician Taxonomy 207N00000X · Licence 47452 (TN)
MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician Taxonomy 207ND0101X · Licence 47452 (TN)

Record details

NPI number1992927214
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderFemale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedMay 3, 2007
Last updated in NPPESApril 27, 2016

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyDERMATOLOGY
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, HSC, COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Graduated 2006 (20 years in practice)
Group practice Memphis Dermatology Clinic Pa — 11 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Skin biopsy 1,064 times · 99th percentile
Removal of skin lesions 2,379 times · 98th percentile
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision 87 times · 92nd percentile
Removal of skin cancer 918 times · 84th percentile
Removal of nail tissue 1–10 times
Removal of tissue 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients1,229
Services billed 13,518 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age76

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Food and Beverage $1,671 86 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee
Education $55 1 payment · educational material or training, not a fee

Each amount is the sum of what companies reported for that kind of payment in 2025, rounded to the dollar. Not all of it is income to the clinician: a meal is not a fee, a charitable contribution goes to a charity, and a royalty or an acquisition payment is not a salary.

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Colleagues at Memphis Dermatology Clinic PA

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice.

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