Lawrence Steven Cohen, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Berkeley, CA
Lawrence Steven Cohen, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Berkeley, California, and NPI 1952528598, issued on Apr 18, 2007. Check the license (California A42749, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lawrence Steven Cohen
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- A42749 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2041 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
- Phone
- (510) 981-9141
- Enumerated
- Apr 18, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (510) 649-1133
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111017000244); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2041 Bancroft Way
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Leah Balowitz, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1891099164
- Felicia Ferlin, DPTPhysical Therapist1821419987
- Diane Gerstler, LCSWClinical Social Worker1639387400
- Allan Horwitz, PTPhysical Therapist1174684013
- Diane Kern, PTPhysical Therapist1083782726
- Rebecca Kolta, DPTPhysical Therapist1396143939
Verify Lawrence Steven Cohen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A42749Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
247 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Zolpidem Tartrate22 claims
- Venlafaxine Hcl Er20 claims
- Bupropion Xl13 claims
- Bupropion Hcl Sr12 claims
- Clonazepam12 claims
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine12 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
- Bay Psychiatric AssociatesBerkeley, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
106 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Berkeley
They are 106 of the 4,898 NPPES records with a practice address in Berkeley, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Lawrence Steven Cohen, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lawrence Steven Cohen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952528598, issued on Apr 18, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lawrence Steven Cohen, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2041 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA, 94704. Phone: (510) 981-9141. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lawrence Steven Cohen, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A42749, 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 Steven Cohen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lawrence Steven Cohen, M.D. had 247 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.