Lawrence N. August, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Redondo Beach, CA
Lawrence N. August, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Redondo Beach, California, and NPI 1609867506, issued on Oct 31, 2005. Check the license (California G27303, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lawrence N. August
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- G27303 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 520 N Prospect Ave, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
- Phone
- (310) 376-8850
- Enumerated
- Oct 31, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (310) 798-9228
- Medicaid ID
- 00G273030 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111028000487); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Michigan Medical School, 1973
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lawrence N. August in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G27303Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
780 Medicare Part D claims for 221 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 40% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost279 claims
- Timolol Maleate172 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol57 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate39 claims
- Lumigan24 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate22 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $39.47
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was RxSight Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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 one group practice
- Aarchan Joshi, M.D. IncLos Alamitos, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lawrence N. August among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Lawrence N. August, M.D. 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 fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1973 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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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- Stuart Cole, MDRancho Palos Verdes, CA 902751538273461
- Thomas Morris, MDRancho Palos Verdes, CA 902751366815409
- Frederick Williams, M.D.Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 902751194797258
- Kenneth Cohn, M.D.South Gate, CA 902801578581187
Common questions
What is Lawrence N. August, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lawrence N. August, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609867506, issued on Oct 31, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lawrence N. August, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 520 N Prospect Ave, Redondo Beach, CA, 90277. Phone: (310) 376-8850. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lawrence N. August, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G27303, 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 Lawrence N. August, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lawrence N. August, M.D. had 780 Medicare Part D claims for 221 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.