Lawrence Chen, DPM
Podiatrist · Los Gatos, CA
Lawrence Chen, DPM is a podiatrist with a practice address in Los Gatos, California, and NPI 1265927115, issued on Jun 23, 2018. Check the license (California E5849, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lawrence Chen
- Credential
- DPM
- Primary taxonomy
- Podiatrist 213E00000X
- License number
- E5849 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 555 Knowles Dr Ste 117, Los Gatos, CA 95032
- Phone
- (408) 292-8800
- Enumerated
- Jun 23, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jun 8, 2022
- Fax
- (408) 292-8809
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220628003578); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- California School Of Podiatric Medicine, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 555 Knowles Dr Ste 117
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Bruce Lerman, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1467486803
Verify Lawrence Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license E5849Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average podiatrist in 2024
139 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries, against an average of 314 among the 6,407 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Mupirocin86 claims
- Santyl12 claims
- Cephalexin11 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): 80.6 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: $8,295.25
49 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotissue Holdings Inc. The 4,596 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,476.60 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
- Bruce I Lerman Dpm IncLos Gatos, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lawrence Chen among 1,023 podiatrist records in California
Lawrence Chen, DPM is one of 1,023 podiatrist records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 90% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 90% of these records are older, 7% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 1998 among the 593 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 72% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213E00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Podiatrist providers in California
There are 1,023 podiatrist records in California.
All 1,023 in California → Every provider in Los Gatos → Podiatrist nationwide →
The 8 podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Chuang, DPMLos Gatos, CA 950301194107938
- Rachel Wood, DPMMilpitas, CA 950351891774048
- Kristen AlbrightHollister, CA 950231487143640
- Jack Fisher, DPMGilroy, CA 950201629072392
- Tuyen Kemp, D.P.M.Santa Clara, CA 950501679583207
- Kevin RagothamanCupertino, CA 950141699138735
- Jessica Amano, D.P.M.Santa Clara, CA 950511033590211
- Flair Goldman, DPMSanta Clara, CA 950511003993940
Common questions
What is Lawrence Chen, DPM's NPI number?
Lawrence Chen, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265927115, issued on Jun 23, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lawrence Chen, DPM located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 555 Knowles Dr Ste 117, Los Gatos, CA, 95032. Phone: (408) 292-8800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lawrence Chen, DPM's license?
NPPES lists California license number E5849, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lawrence Chen, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lawrence Chen, DPM had 139 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries; the average among podiatrist prescribers was 314. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lawrence Chen, DPM's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.6 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.