NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Specialist NPI 1174508774
Verify on CMS → Lawrence Minardi
Specialist in Charleston, West Virginia.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 69,567 in Specialist, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
5K
Medicare Part D claims · 1K beneficiaries · Specialist avg: 2K
Generic prescribing
64%
generic claims · 36% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
20.5/100
▼ 63 pts below national avg 83.5 · Below average
Industry payments
$1.2K
58 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Lawrence Minardi reported a CMS MIPS final score of 20.5/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 4,894 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 20.5/100
- MIPS score · -63 vs avg
- 5K
- Part D claims, 2024
- 64%
- generic prescribing
- $1.2K
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Lawrence Minardi
Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1174508774), first enumerated 12/07/2005.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 4,894 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 20.5/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$1.2K in reported industry payments (58 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1174508774 · Specialist
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MEGA · MIPS-LOW · RX-MID · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1174508774
- ENUM-LEGACY 2005
- TAX-MEGA 70K Specialist
- MIPS-LOW 20.5/100
- RX-MID 4,894
- BOOK-THIN 308 in West Virginia
- PHOTO-FINISH Bassam Mouazzen, M.D. · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Minardi · this p…
Minardi · this provider
20.5 MIPS pts
- John Vanwagoner,…
John Vanwagoner, M.D.
20.5 MIPS pts
- Bassam Mouazzen,…
Bassam Mouazzen, M.D.
20.5 MIPS pts
- Leonid Karpenos,…
Leonid Karpenos, M.D.
20.6 MIPS pts
- Aneta Stirling, …
Aneta Stirling, M.D.
20.6 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Lawrence Minardi's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
21 ≥ 3rd percentile 3% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Lawrence Minardi sits
This provider among specialist peers
Across the 4,261 specialist providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Lawrence Minardi writes more Part D claims than 89% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 11% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one specialist peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Lawrence Minardi. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
What does the federal data show about Lawrence Minardi?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Specialist
Medicare Part D claims
4,894 221% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
20.5/100 63 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in West Virginia
How Specialist compares to other specialties among West Virginia providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Lawrence Minardi's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Specialist national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 20.5/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1174508774 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Specialist |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 12/07/2005 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
20.5293
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
15
Quality
48.431
Cost
Reporting: Individual
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Lawrence Minardi. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$1.2K
Largest payer
Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Above average
Lawrence Minardi - brand share 36.0%
Specialist average
36% brand-name claims vs 64% generic, on 4,894 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
4,894
Total Claims
$1.7M
Total Drug Cost
1,055
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 7,148.467
- Total Day Supply
- 197,963
- Brand vs Generic
- 36% brand / 64% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $1.6M
- Generic Drug Cost
- $100K
- Antibiotic Claims
- 96
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 76.0 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.26
- Gender Split
- 66% female / 34% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 66, 65-74: 412, 75-84: 400, 85+: 177
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Lawrence Minardi prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Latanoprost
Latanoprost
912 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate
Prednisolone Acetate
399 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol
Dorzolamide-Timolol
370 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamet… 361
Tobramycin-Dexamethasone
361 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate 337
Brimonidine Tartrate
337 claims
- Fluorometholone 326
Fluorometholone
326 claims
- Ketorolac Trometha… 189
Ketorolac Tromethamine
189 claims
- Timolol Maleate 174
Timolol Maleate
174 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Latanoprost | 912 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | 399 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat | 370 |
| Tobramycin-Dexamethasone Tobramycin/Dexamethasone | 361 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate | 337 |
| Fluorometholone | 326 |
| Ketorolac Tromethamine | 189 |
| Timolol Maleate | 174 |
| Dorzolamide Hcl | 141 |
| Restasis Cyclosporine | 133 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Specialist Overview
How Lawrence Minardi fits within the Specialist landscape nationally.
69,567
Specialist Providers in US
55
States with Specialist
1,524
Avg Claims per Provider
Lawrence Minardi's 4,894 claims are above the specialty average of 1,524.
Nationwide Specialist peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Minardi, both outside West Virginia so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (20.5 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2005)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Specialist Providers in West Virginia
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in West Virginia, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Minardi.
One of 308 Specialist providers enrolled in West Virginia, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Yusr Aboushaar
MD
Charleston, WV
Dr. Nazem Abraham
MD
Huntington, WV
Dr. Brittany Adams-Beymer
M.D.
Huntington, WV
Louwisa Adkins
Scott Depot, WV
Dr. Naushaba Ahmad
MD
Huntington, WV
Compare Specialist nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Lawrence Minardi's specialty? ▼
Lawrence Minardi specializes in Specialist and practices in Charleston, West Virginia.
How much does Lawrence Minardi prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Lawrence Minardi wrote 4,894 Medicare Part D claims totaling $1.7M in drug costs for 1,055 beneficiaries.
What is Lawrence Minardi's Medicare quality score? ▼
Lawrence Minardi has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 20.5/100 (Quality: 15, Cost: 48.4). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Lawrence Minardi located? ▼
Lawrence Minardi is located at 500 DONNALLY ST, Charleston, WV, 25301. Phone: (304) 343-6219.
What is Lawrence Minardi's NPI number? ▼
Lawrence Minardi's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174508774, issued on 12/07/2005.
Does Lawrence Minardi prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Lawrence Minardi's prescribing is 36% brand-name and 64% generic drugs by claim count, with $1.6M in brand drug costs.
How many Specialist providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 69,567 Specialist providers across 55 states in the US. The average Specialist provider writes 1,524 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Lawrence Minardi prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Lawrence Minardi's most frequently prescribed drugs include Latanoprost, Prednisolone Acetate, Dorzolamide-Timolol. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Lawrence Minardi accept Medicare? ▼
Lawrence Minardi appears in CMS Medicare data with 4,894 Part D claims and 1,055 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Lawrence Minardi's credentials? ▼
Lawrence Minardi's NPI is 1174508774. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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