Lawrence William Nivala, O.D.
Optometrist · Port Angeles, WA
Lawrence William Nivala, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Port Angeles, Washington, and NPI 1235109174, issued on Jan 24, 2006. Check the license (Washington OD2046, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lawrence William Nivala
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OD2046 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 114 E 1St St, Port Angeles, WA 98362
- Phone
- (360) 452-2361
- Enumerated
- Jan 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 19, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (360) 452-2362
- Medicaid ID
- 2025120 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051130000546); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lawrence William Nivala in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
Search for license OD2046Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
126 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost71 claims
- Timolol Maleate24 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
- Eric A. Van Orman, IncPort Angeles, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lawrence William Nivala among 1,641 optometrist records in Washington
Lawrence William Nivala, O.D. is one of 1,641 optometrist records with a practice address in Washington. 71% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2010 among the 949 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Washington
There are 1,641 optometrist records in Washington.
All 1,641 in Washington → Every provider in Port Angeles → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Marilyn Holm, O.D.Port Angeles, WA 983621104811488
- John Huard, ODPort Angeles, WA 983621194743351
- Steven Lewis, O.D.Port Angeles, WA 983621427333574
- Thomas Reis, O D PSPort Angeles, WA 983621588776744
- George SymondsPort Angeles, WA 983621124028782
- Andrew Symonds, ODPort Angeles, WA 983621851951768
- Kirk Thompson, ODPort Angeles, WA 983621053423640
- Eric Van Orman, O.D.Port Angeles, WA 983621467552430
Common questions
What is Lawrence William Nivala, O.D.'s NPI number?
Lawrence William Nivala, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235109174, issued on Jan 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lawrence William Nivala, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 114 E 1St St, Port Angeles, WA, 98362. Phone: (360) 452-2361. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lawrence William Nivala, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Washington license number OD2046, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lawrence William Nivala, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lawrence William Nivala, O.D. had 126 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.