Lawrence B. Strauss, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Clearwater, FL
Lawrence B. Strauss, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Clearwater, Florida, and NPI 1730407925, issued on May 12, 2010. Check the license (Florida PA9104918, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lawrence B. Strauss
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA9104918 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 26344 US Highway 19 N, Clearwater, FL 33761
- Phone
- (866) 400-3376
- Enumerated
- May 12, 2010
- Record last updated
- Dec 11, 2025
- Fax
- (727) 669-3669
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100721000681); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 26344 US Highway 19 N
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Lawrence B. Strauss in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license PA9104918Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
1,640 Medicare Part D claims for 587 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clobetasol Propionate368 claims
- Mupirocin296 claims
- Ketoconazole286 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate113 claims
- Hydrocortisone76 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide66 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,934.26
78 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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
- Leavitt Medical Associates OF Florida IncOviedo, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lawrence B. Strauss among 10,257 physician assistant records in Florida
Lawrence B. Strauss, PA-C is one of 10,257 physician assistant 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 2010, is newer than 25% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 25% of these records are older, 72% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2018 among the 5,867 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 37% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
116 physician assistant records list a practice address in Clearwater
They are 116 of the 4,323 NPPES records with a practice address in Clearwater, and 10,257 physician assistant records in Florida.
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Common questions
What is Lawrence B. Strauss, PA-C's NPI number?
Lawrence B. Strauss, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730407925, issued on May 12, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lawrence B. Strauss, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 26344 US Highway 19 N, Clearwater, FL, 33761. Phone: (866) 400-3376. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lawrence B. Strauss, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number PA9104918, 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 B. Strauss, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lawrence B. Strauss, PA-C had 1,640 Medicare Part D claims for 587 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lawrence B. Strauss, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.