John Lawrence Garwood, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Santa Monica, CA
John Lawrence Garwood, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1427057959, issued on Jul 18, 2005. Check the license (California G079986, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Lawrence Garwood
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- G079986 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1301 20TH St, Santa Monica, CA 90404
- Phone
- (310) 828-7494
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 18, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 315-0290
- Medicaid ID
- 00G49981 CA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Lawrence Garwood in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G079986Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
346 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost97 claims
- Timolol Maleate49 claims
- Lumigan34 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol28 claims
- Alphagan P14 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl14 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
John Lawrence Garwood among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
John Lawrence Garwood, MD is one of 2,899 ophthalmology 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, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
- Record last updated2009 · 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 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is John Lawrence Garwood, MD's NPI number?
John Lawrence Garwood, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427057959, issued on Jul 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Lawrence Garwood, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1301 20TH St, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 828-7494. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Lawrence Garwood, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G079986, 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 John Lawrence Garwood, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Lawrence Garwood, MD had 346 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John Lawrence Garwood, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 3 of 100. 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.