Lawrence James Purpura, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Lawrence James Purpura, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1588722896, issued on Dec 5, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD039235L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lawrence James Purpura
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD039235L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1206 Brookline Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15226
- Phone
- (412) 563-0594
- Enumerated
- Dec 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 14, 2025
- Fax
- (412) 561-0913
- Medicaid ID
- 0993798 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250324000261); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lawrence James Purpura in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD039235LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
46 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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 2 group practices
- Phoenix Rehabilitation And Health Services IncCranberry Township, PA
- The Fort Defiance Indian Hospital Board, IncorporationFort Defiance, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lawrence James Purpura among 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Lawrence James Purpura, M.D. is one of 7,300 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 78% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 64% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2008 among the 4,208 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
750 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Pittsburgh
They are 750 of the 28,866 NPPES records with a practice address in Pittsburgh, and 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Lawrence James Purpura, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lawrence James Purpura, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588722896, issued on Dec 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lawrence James Purpura, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1206 Brookline Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA, 15226. Phone: (412) 563-0594. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lawrence James Purpura, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD039235L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lawrence James Purpura, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lawrence James Purpura, M.D. had 46 Medicare Part D claims; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.