Lawrence J. Herberholz, MD
Surgery Physician · Scottsboro, AL
Lawrence J. Herberholz, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Scottsboro, Alabama, and NPI 1619977378, issued on Jul 26, 2005. Check the license (Alabama 23961, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lawrence J. Herberholz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 23961 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 911 S Broad St, Scottsboro, AL 35768
- Phone
- (256) 259-0185
- Enumerated
- Jul 26, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 6, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (256) 259-0317
- Medicaid IDs
- 009990335 AL
529923150 AL - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041122000765); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery physician records → All 445 in Alabama → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 911 S Broad St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Edward Knowles, M.D.Surgery Physician1114925815
Verify Lawrence J. Herberholz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 23961Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
404 Medicare Part D claims for 165 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 87 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen78 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl67 claims
- Sucralfate51 claims
- Cephalexin37 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium35 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate20 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 14.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $137.13
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Kerecis Limited. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Highlands Professional ServicesScottsboro, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lawrence J. Herberholz among 445 surgery physician records in Alabama
Lawrence J. Herberholz, MD is one of 445 surgery physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2003 among the 290 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Alabama
There are 445 surgery physician records in Alabama.
All 445 in Alabama → Every provider in Scottsboro → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Edward Knowles, M.D.Scottsboro, AL 357681114925815
- Kyle Bess, M.D.Madison, AL 357581194187260
- Matthew Hunt, MDMadison, AL 357581508065129
- Caroline Schreeder, MDMadison, AL 357581548588387
- Veeraiah Siripurapu, MDMadison, AL 357581710132469
- Mark Carpenter, MDHuntsville, AL 358011982685236
- Dennis Fernandez, MEDICAL DOCTORHuntsville, AL 358011275521510
- Andrew Harner, MDHuntsville, AL 358011114374857
Common questions
What is Lawrence J. Herberholz, MD's NPI number?
Lawrence J. Herberholz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619977378, issued on Jul 26, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lawrence J. Herberholz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 911 S Broad St, Scottsboro, AL, 35768. Phone: (256) 259-0185. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lawrence J. Herberholz, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 23961, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lawrence J. Herberholz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lawrence J. Herberholz, MD had 404 Medicare Part D claims for 165 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lawrence J. Herberholz, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 14.5 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.