NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Catherine Jean Lawson, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Oceanside, CA

Catherine Jean Lawson, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Oceanside, California, and NPI 1649279043, issued on Jul 18, 2005. Check the license (California G65272, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1649279043
Name
Catherine Jean Lawson
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
G65272 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3230 Waring CT Ste J, Oceanside, CA 92056
Phone
(760) 941-4498
Enumerated
Jul 18, 2005
Record last updated
Sep 23, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(760) 941-6938
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20061222000192); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 1987
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3230 Waring CT Ste J

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Anna Neumann, PA-CPhysician Assistant1346056025
  2. Janessa Romero, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1295298859
  3. Kelly Sales, P.A.-C.Medical Physician Assistant1205026861
  4. Stewart Wilkey, DO, MPHFamily Medicine Physician1821431610

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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37% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

1,986 Medicare Part D claims for 398 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.

  1. Catherine Lawson1,986
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium161 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium111 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate107 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium94 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium68 claims
  6. Gabapentin62 claims

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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Torrance Health Association IncTorrance, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Catherine Jean Lawson among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Catherine Jean Lawson, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 95% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Internal Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Antoun, MDOceanside, CA 920561043573785
  2. Nancy Chang, M.D.Oceanside, CA 920561386635621
  3. Paul Dang, MDOceanside, CA 920561801882592
  4. Richard Day, MDOceanside, CA 920561386716959
  5. Kaveh Farhoomand, DOOceanside, CA 920561447249040
  6. Robert Lee, MDOceanside, CA 920561528081155
  7. Matthew Long, DO, MPHOceanside, CA 920561740863273
  8. Claire McCutcheon, MDOceanside, CA 920561689028060

Common questions

What is Catherine Jean Lawson, M.D.'s NPI number?

Catherine Jean Lawson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649279043, issued on Jul 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Catherine Jean Lawson, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3230 Waring CT Ste J, Oceanside, CA, 92056. Phone: (760) 941-4498. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Catherine Jean Lawson, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number G65272, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Catherine Jean Lawson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Catherine Jean Lawson, M.D. had 1,986 Medicare Part D claims for 398 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.