Lawrence Santora, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Orange, CA
Lawrence Santora, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Orange, California, and NPI 1982635645, issued on Jul 5, 2006. Check the license (California G34823, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lawrence Santora
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- G34823 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1140 W. LA Veta Ave, Orange, CA 92868
- Phone
- (714) 564-3318
- Enumerated
- Jul 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (714) 564-3318
- Medicaid ID
- GR0064090 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100503000367); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York Medical College, 1976
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1140 W. LA Veta Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Lawrence Santora in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G34823Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
5,506 Medicare Part D claims for 659 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium635 claims
- Losartan Potassium433 claims
- Eliquis354 claims
- Furosemide311 claims
- Clopidogrel303 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate289 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,034.63
30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ShockWave Medical, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Orange County Heart Institute And Research Center A Medical GroupOrange, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Lawrence Santora, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lawrence Santora, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982635645, issued on Jul 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lawrence Santora, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1140 W. LA Veta Ave, Orange, CA, 92868. Phone: (714) 564-3318. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lawrence Santora, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G34823, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lawrence Santora, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lawrence Santora, M.D. had 5,506 Medicare Part D claims for 659 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lawrence Santora, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.