Gale Lawrence, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Seal Beach, CA
Gale Lawrence, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Seal Beach, California, and NPI 1952672453, issued on Jan 16, 2012. Check the license (California A054642, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gale Lawrence
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A054642 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1600 Pacific Coast Hwy, Seal Beach, CA 90740
- Phone
- (156) 259-6424
- Enumerated
- Jan 16, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jan 16, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (156) 259-6192
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1600 Pacific Coast Hwy
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Verify Gale Lawrence in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A054642Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
591 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Benazepril Hcl40 claims
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine36 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide35 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium35 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate28 claims
- Losartan Potassium22 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.
Gale Lawrence among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Gale Lawrence, M.D. is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 66% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 66% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
- Record last updated2012 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
14 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Seal Beach
They are 14 of the 394 NPPES records with a practice address in Seal Beach, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Gale Lawrence, M.D.'s NPI number?
Gale Lawrence, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952672453, issued on Jan 16, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gale Lawrence, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1600 Pacific Coast Hwy, Seal Beach, CA, 90740. Phone: (156) 259-6424. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gale Lawrence, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A054642, 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 Gale Lawrence, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gale Lawrence, M.D. had 591 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.