Lawrence Warren Biel, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Forest Lake, MN
Lawrence Warren Biel, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Forest Lake, Minnesota, and NPI 1508818824, issued on May 16, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 27297, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lawrence Warren Biel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 27297 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 967 South Lake Street, Forest Lake, MN 55025
- Phone
- (651) 464-1113
- Enumerated
- May 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 16, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (651) 454-0853
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040615000207); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 1976
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lawrence Warren Biel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 27297Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
327 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Np Thyroid31 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er22 claims
- Losartan Potassium19 claims
- Metformin Hcl16 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium13 claims
- Progesterone13 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: $115.17
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Minnesota Medical And Rehabilitative Services LLCSt Louis Park, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lawrence Warren Biel among 742 surgery physician records in Minnesota
Lawrence Warren Biel, M.D. is one of 742 surgery physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1976 · median 2009 among the 430 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Minnesota
There are 742 surgery physician records in Minnesota.
All 742 in Minnesota → Every provider in Forest Lake → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Niels Sorensen, MDForest Lake, MN 550251487614178
- Henry Busch, MDFaribault, MN 550211649231069
- Roderick Byron, M.D.Faribault, MN 550211003849092
- Maxfield Richardson, D.O.Faribault, MN 550211023379955
- Kathryn Schwalbe, DOFaribault, MN 550211780189407
- Julie Zachwieja, D.O., B.S.Faribault, MN 550211821339516
- John Carlson, MDHastings, MN 550331033171376
- Kevin Roach, M.D.Hastings, MN 550331104895986
Common questions
What is Lawrence Warren Biel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lawrence Warren Biel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508818824, issued on May 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lawrence Warren Biel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 967 South Lake Street, Forest Lake, MN, 55025. Phone: (651) 464-1113. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lawrence Warren Biel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 27297, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lawrence Warren Biel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lawrence Warren Biel, M.D. had 327 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.