Alan A. Lawrence, MD
Surgery Physician · Watertown, SD
Alan A. Lawrence, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Watertown, South Dakota, and NPI 1265490288, issued on May 1, 2006. Check the license (South Dakota 3979, as entered in NPPES) on the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alan A. Lawrence
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 3979 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 511 14TH Ave NE, Watertown, SD 57201
- Phone
- (605) 886-8482
- Enumerated
- May 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 19, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (605) 884-4300
- Medicaid ID
- 7301413 SD
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100127000714); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Temple University School Of Medicine, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alan A. Lawrence in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
Search for license 3979Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
19 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Mobridge Regional HospitalMobridge, SD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alan A. Lawrence among 114 surgery physician records in South Dakota
Alan A. Lawrence, MD is one of 114 surgery physician records with a practice address in South Dakota. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2006 among the 72 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
10 surgery physician records list a practice address in Watertown
They are 10 of the 543 NPPES records with a practice address in Watertown, and 114 surgery physician records in South Dakota.
All 114 in South Dakota → Every provider in Watertown → Surgery Physician nationwide →
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- Nicholas Harms, M.D.Watertown, SD 572011295965457
- Kristopher Johnson, MDWatertown, SD 572011265994446
- Kendra Kamlitz, MDWatertown, SD 572011518279223
- Kelly Ming, MDWatertown, SD 572011023246915
Common questions
What is Alan A. Lawrence, MD's NPI number?
Alan A. Lawrence, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265490288, issued on May 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alan A. Lawrence, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 511 14TH Ave NE, Watertown, SD, 57201. Phone: (605) 886-8482. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alan A. Lawrence, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number 3979, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners at https://www.sdbmoe.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alan A. Lawrence, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alan A. Lawrence, MD had 19 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alan A. Lawrence, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.