Lawrence J. Mathers, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Newport, TN
Lawrence J. Mathers, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Newport, Tennessee, and NPI 1699745976, issued on Jan 26, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee MD37301, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lawrence J. Mathers
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD37301 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 229 Hedrick Dr, Newport, TN 37821
- Phone
- (423) 623-1057
- Enumerated
- Jan 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 14, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 625-8620
- Medicaid ID
- 3886126 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040521000332); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 229 Hedrick Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Lawrence J. Mathers in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD37301Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,700 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium100 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate65 claims
- Furosemide45 claims
- Warfarin Sodium45 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium42 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium40 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: $388.53
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Rural Medical Services, Inc.Newport, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lawrence J. Mathers among 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee
Lawrence J. Mathers, M.D. is one of 2,674 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2004 among the 1,685 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
15 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Newport
They are 15 of the 320 NPPES records with a practice address in Newport, and 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Lawrence J. Mathers, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lawrence J. Mathers, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699745976, issued on Jan 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lawrence J. Mathers, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 229 Hedrick Dr, Newport, TN, 37821. Phone: (423) 623-1057. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lawrence J. Mathers, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD37301, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lawrence J. Mathers, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lawrence J. Mathers, M.D. had 1,700 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.