Lawrence Bruce Cohen, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · New York, NY
Lawrence Bruce Cohen, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1023010956, issued on Aug 11, 2005. Check the license (New York 139071, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lawrence Bruce Cohen
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 139071 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5 E 98TH St, New York, NY 10029
- Phone
- (212) 241-4299
- Enumerated
- Aug 11, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 22, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100922000242); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Hahnemann Medical College And Hospital - Kansas City - Nlg, 1978
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5 E 98TH St
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Verify Lawrence Bruce Cohen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 139071Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
927 Medicare Part D claims for 258 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole157 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium88 claims
- Famotidine84 claims
- Linzess58 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf56 claims
- Mesalamine42 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Icahn School OF Medicine AT Mount SinaiNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lawrence Bruce Cohen among 1,797 gastroenterology physician records in New York
Lawrence Bruce Cohen, M.D. is one of 1,797 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in New York. 88% 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, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 1999 among the 1,378 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in New York
There are 1,797 gastroenterology physician records in New York.
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- Michelle Kim, MDNew York, NY 100291851319651
- Eric Lemmer, MDNew York, NY 100291760412274
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Common questions
What is Lawrence Bruce Cohen, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lawrence Bruce Cohen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023010956, issued on Aug 11, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lawrence Bruce Cohen, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5 E 98TH St, New York, NY, 10029. Phone: (212) 241-4299. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lawrence Bruce Cohen, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 139071, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lawrence Bruce Cohen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lawrence Bruce Cohen, M.D. had 927 Medicare Part D claims for 258 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.