Lawrence Howard Schimmel, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Coral Gables, FL
Lawrence Howard Schimmel, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Coral Gables, Florida, and NPI 1477615391, issued on Dec 15, 2006. Check the license (Florida 25886, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lawrence Howard Schimmel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 25886 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10 Edgewater Dr, Coral Gables, FL 33133
- Phone
- (305) 663-8106
- Enumerated
- Dec 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 19, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lawrence Howard Schimmel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license 25886Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
70 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 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.
Lawrence Howard Schimmel among 1,887 surgery physician records in Florida
Lawrence Howard Schimmel, M.D. is one of 1,887 surgery physician records with a practice address in Florida. 77% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
- Record last updated2012 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,887 surgery physician records in Florida.
All 1,887 in Florida → Every provider in Coral Gables → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Abelardo Arango, MDMiami, FL 331331306907407
- Melvin Levinson, M.D.Coral Gables, FL 331331710250782
- Megan Messina, RDN, CDNMiami, FL 331331154050995
- Diana Ortiz, M.D.Miami, FL 331331710119722
- Tihesha Wilson, MDMiami, FL 331331013997162
- Nicolas Alvarez, MDMiami, FL 331341598918286
- Jorge Alvarez-Moreno, M.D.Coral Gables, FL 331341013985357
- Julio Arronte, M.D.Coral Gables, FL 331341003992975
Common questions
What is Lawrence Howard Schimmel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lawrence Howard Schimmel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477615391, issued on Dec 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lawrence Howard Schimmel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10 Edgewater Dr, Coral Gables, FL, 33133. Phone: (305) 663-8106. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lawrence Howard Schimmel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number 25886, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lawrence Howard Schimmel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lawrence Howard Schimmel, M.D. had 70 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.