Lawrence Forgacs, OD
Optometrist · New York, NY
Lawrence Forgacs, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1003965427, issued on Jan 9, 2007. Check the license with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lawrence Forgacs
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- Practice location
- 425 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10017
- Phone
- (212) 583-9000
- Enumerated
- Jan 9, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lawrence Forgacs in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
26 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 279 among the 32,314 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of 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: $354.45
5 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 33,561 providers of this specialty with any payment received $749.79 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Town Optical IncNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
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Common questions
What is Lawrence Forgacs, OD's NPI number?
Lawrence Forgacs, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003965427, issued on Jan 9, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lawrence Forgacs, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 425 Madison Ave, New York, NY, 10017. Phone: (212) 583-9000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lawrence Forgacs, OD's license?
Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lawrence Forgacs, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lawrence Forgacs, OD had 26 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 279. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.