Lawrence J. Hamburger, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Sterling Heights, MI
Lawrence J. Hamburger, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Sterling Heights, Michigan, and NPI 1821158221, issued on Dec 8, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 039818, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lawrence J. Hamburger
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 039818 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Henry Ford Health System, Sterling Heights, MI 48310
- Phone
- (586) 977-9936
- Enumerated
- Dec 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (586) 268-8158
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100429000341); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Stanford University School Of Medicine, 1976
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lawrence J. Hamburger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 039818Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
51% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,288 Medicare Part D claims for 533 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost616 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate404 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine310 claims
- Moxifloxacin289 claims
- Timolol Maleate157 claims
- Lumigan110 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: $134.86
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Henry Ford Health SystemDetroit, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lawrence J. Hamburger among 791 ophthalmology physician records in Michigan
Lawrence J. Hamburger, M.D. is one of 791 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 80% 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 22% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 22% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1976 · median 2002 among the 548 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 60% 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 Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Michigan
There are 791 ophthalmology physician records in Michigan.
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Common questions
What is Lawrence J. Hamburger, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lawrence J. Hamburger, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821158221, issued on Dec 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lawrence J. Hamburger, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Henry Ford Health System, Sterling Heights, MI, 48310. Phone: (586) 977-9936. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lawrence J. Hamburger, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 039818, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lawrence J. Hamburger, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lawrence J. Hamburger, M.D. had 2,288 Medicare Part D claims for 533 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.