NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Elizabeth Lord, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Santa Monica, CA

Elizabeth Lord, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1669735973, issued on Jun 21, 2012. Check the license (California A127909, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1669735973
Name
Elizabeth Lord
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
License number
A127909 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1250 16TH St Ste 2100, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone
(310) 319-1234
Enumerated
Jun 21, 2012
Record last updated
Oct 15, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(310) 825-1311
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150120000657); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Columbia University College Of Physicians And Surgeons, 2012
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 1250 16TH St Ste 2100

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

  1. Soroush Baghdadi, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1043899651
  2. Ajay GurbaniOrthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician1841633575
  3. Mahad Hassan, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1245658012
  4. Tyler Jackson, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1295355816
  5. Deborah Krakow, MDClinical Genetics (M.D.) Physician1689657579
  6. Aurelia NattivFamily Medicine Physician1659394021

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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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73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024

103 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.

  1. Elizabeth Lord103
  2. Specialty average381

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin35 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl14 claims
  3. Tizanidine Hcl11 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.2 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score86.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%57.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $56,607.88

104 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Globus Medical, Inc. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Elizabeth Lord$56,608
  2. Specialty average$34,072

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSanta Monica, CA

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

Elizabeth Lord among 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in California

Elizabeth Lord, M.D. is one of 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in California. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 75% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 75% of these records are older, 23% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2003 among the 226 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in California

There are 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in California.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rick Delamarter, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041780615336
  2. Hani Khadra, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041588242341
  3. Michael Kropf, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041386798932
  4. Drew Mulhall, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041972488831
  5. Hyun Bae, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904031528006731
  6. Pablo Pazmino, MDSanta Monica, CA 904031013003672
  7. Isabel AlvarezTorrance, CA 905021710512934
  8. John Fleming, M.D.Torrance, CA 905031992088652

Common questions

What is Elizabeth Lord, M.D.'s NPI number?

Elizabeth Lord, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669735973, issued on Jun 21, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Elizabeth Lord, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1250 16TH St Ste 2100, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 319-1234. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Elizabeth Lord, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A127909, 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 Elizabeth Lord, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Elizabeth Lord, M.D. had 103 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Elizabeth Lord, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.2 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.

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