Lawrence Nathan Cooper, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · San Diego, CA
Lawrence Nathan Cooper, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1518939297, issued on Feb 6, 2006. Check the license (California G27092, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lawrence Nathan Cooper
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- G27092 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2500 Sixth Ave., San Diego, CA 92103
- Phone
- (619) 990-5656
- Enumerated
- Feb 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 17, 2023
- Fax
- (619) 432-1853
- Medicaid ID
- 00G270920 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050418001321); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of New Mexico School Of Medicine, 1973
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lawrence Nathan Cooper in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G27092Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
177 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost142 claims
- Timolol Maleate13 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
- Legacy MD Medical Group IncChula Vista, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lawrence Nathan Cooper among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Lawrence Nathan Cooper, MD 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 45% 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 updated2023 · 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).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in California
There are 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.
All 2,899 in California → Every provider in San Diego → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stuart Brown, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031356376347
- David Campbell, MDSan Diego, CA 921031336176197
- Neil Choplin, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031144205642
- Jonathan Crowston, M.D./PH.DSan Diego, CA 921031518992247
- Andrew Cu-Unjieng, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031164421400
- Russell Edwards, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031922003706
- Christopher Girkin, MDSan Diego, CA 921031891730073
- Christopher Gualtieri, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031790769156
Common questions
What is Lawrence Nathan Cooper, MD's NPI number?
Lawrence Nathan Cooper, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518939297, issued on Feb 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lawrence Nathan Cooper, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2500 Sixth Ave., San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (619) 990-5656. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lawrence Nathan Cooper, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G27092, 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 Nathan Cooper, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lawrence Nathan Cooper, MD had 177 Medicare Part D claims for 60 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.