Herman Christopher Lawson, MD
Neurological Surgery Physician · West Reading, PA
Herman Christopher Lawson, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in West Reading, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1366589517, issued on Jan 30, 2007. Check the license on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Herman Christopher Lawson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- D66073 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 601 Spruce St, West Reading, PA 19611
- Phone
- (610) 375-4567
- Enumerated
- Jan 30, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 16, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (610) 375-1203
- Medicaid ID
- 413215700 MD
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141023001016); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 601 Spruce St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sara Bean, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1376190777
- Trudy Bush, CRNPNurse Practitioner1750348991
- Jennifer Capone-Brown, CRNPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1992570576
- Richard Close, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1295791382
- William Doyon, PH.D.Electroneurodiagnostic Specialist/Technologist1356999635
- Gavin Duffy, P.A.Physician Assistant1316017189
Verify Herman Christopher Lawson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)Check the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
41 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin22 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): 81.2 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $7.45
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was LifeNet Health. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Phoenix Rehabilitation And Health Services IncCranberry Township, PA
- Phoenixville Clinic Company LLCLimerick, PA
- Tower Health Medical GroupWyomissing, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Herman Christopher Lawson among 447 neurological surgery physician records in Pennsylvania
Herman Christopher Lawson, MD is one of 447 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 37% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 37% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2006 among the 311 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 447 neurological surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 447 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in West Reading → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Richard Close, M.D.West Reading, PA 196111295791382
- Erin Graves, M.D.West Reading, PA 196111700312568
- Michael Kakareka, DOWest Reading, PA 196111174948004
- Brandon Root, M.D.West Reading, PA 196111639437064
- Amber Valeri, DOWest Reading, PA 196111578957304
- Steven Schwartz, MDWyomissing, PA 196101932303658
- David Allen, MDReading, PA 196051881652733
- Kenneth Hill, M.D.Reading, PA 196051992921563
Common questions
What is Herman Christopher Lawson, MD's NPI number?
Herman Christopher Lawson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366589517, issued on Jan 30, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Herman Christopher Lawson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 601 Spruce St, West Reading, PA, 19611. Phone: (610) 375-4567. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Herman Christopher Lawson, MD's license?
Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Herman Christopher Lawson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Herman Christopher Lawson, MD had 41 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Herman Christopher Lawson, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.2 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.
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.