Lawrence Howard Gettler, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · San Mateo, CA
Lawrence Howard Gettler, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in San Mateo, California, and NPI 1083719926, issued on Sep 14, 2006. Check the license (California G36986, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lawrence Howard Gettler
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- G36986 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 222 W 39TH Ave, San Mateo, CA 94403
- Phone
- (650) 573-2222
- Enumerated
- Sep 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 26, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00G369860 CA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lawrence Howard Gettler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G36986Check 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 emergency medicine physician in 2024
28 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Lawrence Howard Gettler among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
Lawrence Howard Gettler, MD is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in California
There are 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Aratow, M.D.San Mateo, CA 944031891804043
- Teri Chew, M.D.San Mateo, CA 944031508032905
- Dwight Gaggero, MDSan Mateo, CA 944031366433153
- Edward Lipton, M.D.San Mateo, CA 944031770789604
- David Malmud, M.D.San Mateo, CA 944031619089281
- Kevin Masek, M.D.San Mateo, CA 944031811280563
- Zara Mathews, M.D.San Mateo, CA 944031124300652
- Molly Phelps, MDSan Mateo, CA 944031083814800
Common questions
What is Lawrence Howard Gettler, MD's NPI number?
Lawrence Howard Gettler, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083719926, issued on Sep 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lawrence Howard Gettler, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 222 W 39TH Ave, San Mateo, CA, 94403. Phone: (650) 573-2222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lawrence Howard Gettler, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G36986, 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 Howard Gettler, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lawrence Howard Gettler, MD had 28 Medicare Part D claims; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.