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2026 NPPES data Pain Medicine Physician NPI 1417927229 MD
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Pain Medicine Physician in Louisville, Kentucky.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 951 in Pain Medicine Physician, 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
24K
Medicare Part D claims · 1K beneficiaries · Pain Medicine Physician avg: 2K
Generic prescribing
94%
generic claims · 6% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
66.6/100
▼ 16 pts below national avg 83.1 · Mid-tier
Industry payments
$3.7K
74 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2023
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.
What the federal data shows
Lawrence Peters, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 66.6/100 - below the 83.1 national average - and filed 23,514 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 66.6/100
- MIPS score · -16 vs avg
- 24K
- Part D claims, 2023
- 94%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
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.
Lawrence Peters, MD's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure
67 7th percentile higher than 7% of 477,587 scored providers
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored 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.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Lawrence Peters, MD sits
This provider among pain medicine physician peers
Across the 286 pain medicine physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Lawrence Peters, MD writes more Part D claims than 99% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 18% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile
Each dot is one pain medicine physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Lawrence Peters, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Lawrence Peters, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Lawrence Peters, MD?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Pain Medicine Physician
Medicare Part D claims
23,514 11× vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
66.6/100 16.5 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Kentucky
How Pain Medicine Physician compares to other specialties among Kentucky providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Lawrence Peters, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Pain Medicine Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 66.6/100
- vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year
MIPS final score (Pain Medicine Physician) - 66.6/100 vs national avg 83.1
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).
Lawrence Peters, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Pain Medicine Physician provider holding MD credentials at 4402 CHURCHMAN AVE, Louisville, KY, 40215, with a listed phone of (502) 363-4156. NPI 1417927229 was issued on 01/24/2006.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 23,514 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 1,251 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $2.1 million in drug spend, split 6% brand-name and 94% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 52.5%. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 66.6/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 63.4), compared with the national average of 83.1.
Pain Medicine Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 951 enrolled providers across 49 states and an average of 2,078 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.
Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1417927229 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Pain Medicine Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 01/24/2006 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
66.6432
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
63.3513
Quality
56
Promoting Interoperability
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 Peters, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$3.7K
Largest payer
Medtronic, 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 · Generic-heavy
Lawrence Peters, MD - brand share 6.0%
Pain Medicine Physician average
6% brand-name claims vs 94% generic, on 23,514 2023 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 2023.
23,514
Total Claims
$2.1M
Total Drug Cost
1,251
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 27,482
- Total Day Supply
- 801,385
- Brand vs Generic
- 6% brand / 94% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $1.3M
- Generic Drug Cost
- $756K
- Opioid Claims
- 12,342 (52.5% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 38
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 67.3 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.53
- Gender Split
- 60% female / 40% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 437, 65-74: 551, 75-84: 220, 85+: 43
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Lawrence Peters, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Hydrocodone-Acetam…
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
3,525 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetamin…
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
3,296 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl
Oxycodone Hcl
2,242 claims
- Gabapentin
Gabapentin
2,154 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er 995
Morphine Sulfate Er
995 claims
- Alprazolam 878
Alprazolam
878 claims
- Pregabalin 606
Pregabalin
606 claims
- Clonazepam 598
Clonazepam
598 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 3,525 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 3,296 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 2,242 |
| Gabapentin | 2,154 |
| Morphine Sulfate Er Morphine Sulfate | 995 |
| Alprazolam | 878 |
| Pregabalin | 606 |
| Clonazepam | 598 |
| Methadone Hcl | 555 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | 538 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Pain Medicine Physician Overview
How Lawrence Peters, MD fits within the Pain Medicine Physician landscape nationally.
951
Pain Medicine Physician Providers in US
49
States with Pain Medicine Physician
2,078
Avg Claims per Provider
Lawrence Peters, MD's 23,514 claims are above the specialty average of 2,078.
Nearby Pain Medicine Physician Providers in Kentucky
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Kentucky, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Peters.
Dr. Anthony Abang
M.D.
Elizabethtown, KY
Dr. Dean Collis
MD
Louisville, KY
Dr. Ricky Collis
MD
Louisville, KY
Dr. Rami Diab
MD
Henderson, KY
Dr. Lashagiorgi Esebua
MD
Henderson, KY
Compare Pain Medicine Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Before you book an appointment
Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.
- Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
- Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Kentucky medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
- Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Pain Medicine Physician peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Lawrence Peters, MD's specialty? ▼
Lawrence Peters, MD specializes in Pain Medicine Physician and practices in Louisville, Kentucky. Credentials: MD.
How much does Lawrence Peters, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Lawrence Peters, MD wrote 23,514 Medicare Part D claims totaling $2.1M in drug costs for 1,251 beneficiaries.
What is Lawrence Peters, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Lawrence Peters, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 66.6/100 (Quality: 63.4). The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Lawrence Peters, MD located? ▼
Lawrence Peters, MD is located at 4402 CHURCHMAN AVE, Louisville, KY, 40215. Phone: (502) 363-4156.
What is Lawrence Peters, MD's NPI number? ▼
Lawrence Peters, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417927229, issued on 01/24/2006.
Does Lawrence Peters, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Lawrence Peters, MD's prescribing is 6% brand-name and 94% generic drugs by claim count, with $1.3M in brand drug costs.
Does Lawrence Peters, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Lawrence Peters, MD had 12,342 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 52.5%.
How many Pain Medicine Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 951 Pain Medicine Physician providers across 49 states in the US. The average Pain Medicine Physician provider writes 2,078 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Lawrence Peters, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Lawrence Peters, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Oxycodone-Acetaminophen, Oxycodone Hcl. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Lawrence Peters, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Lawrence Peters, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 23,514 Part D claims and 1,251 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Lawrence Peters, MD's credentials? ▼
Lawrence Peters, MD's NPI is 1417927229 with credentials MD. 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 (2023). 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 April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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