NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lawrence James Mason, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Bolivia, NC

Lawrence James Mason, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Bolivia, North Carolina, and NPI 1780812867, issued on Jun 26, 2009. Check the license (North Carolina 2015-02406, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1780812867
Name
Lawrence James Mason
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
2015-02406 NC
ME111437 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
240 Hospital Dr NE, Bolivia, NC 28422
Phone
(910) 721-2070
Enumerated
Jun 26, 2009
Record last updated
Jul 15, 2026
Fax
(910) 755-1474
Medicaid ID
005960000 FL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160203002537); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 240 Hospital Dr NE

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. James Adams, MDHospitalist Physician1982682712
  2. Kevin Applegate, MDHospitalist Physician1487148367
  3. Pamela Betz, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1437316783
  4. Chandana Bhimmanapalli, MDHospitalist Physician1205414398
  5. Nicholas Billings, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1811252216
  6. Alan Bloszko Jr, MDHospitalist Physician1669905972

Verify Lawrence James Mason in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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75% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

910 Medicare Part D claims for 364 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 33 claims were for opioids.

  1. Lawrence Mason910
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Furosemide64 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate56 claims
  3. Ciprofloxacin Hcl32 claims
  4. Eliquis32 claims
  5. Metoprolol Succinate32 claims
  6. Ceftriaxone27 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

  1. Novant Health Medical Group, LLCBolivia, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Lawrence James Mason among 989 hospitalist physician records in North Carolina

Lawrence James Mason, MD is one of 989 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 40% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 40% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2010 among the 836 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

13 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Bolivia

They are 13 of the 186 NPPES records with a practice address in Bolivia, and 989 hospitalist physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Adams, MDBolivia, NC 284221982682712
  2. Kevin Applegate, MDBolivia, NC 284221487148367
  3. Chandana Bhimmanapalli, MDBolivia, NC 284221205414398
  4. Alan Bloszko Jr, MDBolivia, NC 284221669905972
  5. Nathan Craig, DOBolivia, NC 284221902396849
  6. William Faircloth, MDBolivia, NC 284221649311457
  7. Timothy Foeller, M.D.Bolivia, NC 284221497076053
  8. Kimberly Hensley, DOBolivia, NC 284221013238138

Common questions

What is Lawrence James Mason, MD's NPI number?

Lawrence James Mason, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780812867, issued on Jun 26, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lawrence James Mason, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 240 Hospital Dr NE, Bolivia, NC, 28422. Phone: (910) 721-2070. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lawrence James Mason, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2015-02406, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Lawrence James Mason, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lawrence James Mason, MD had 910 Medicare Part D claims for 364 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.