Lawrence Shinzo Tawa, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Anaheim, CA
Lawrence Shinzo Tawa, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Anaheim, California, and NPI 1346241023, issued on Aug 3, 2005. Check the license (California G81174, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lawrence Shinzo Tawa
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- G81174 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 710 N Euclid St Ste 400, Anaheim, CA 92801
- Phone
- (714) 517-2019
- Enumerated
- Aug 3, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 14, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (714) 300-0473
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251201002072); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 710 N Euclid St Ste 400
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Lawrence Shinzo Tawa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G81174Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,095 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 75 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Famotidine71 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen58 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium47 claims
- Eliquis39 claims
- Januvia35 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium31 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $29.30
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Lawrence Shinzo Tawa among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Lawrence Shinzo Tawa, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 95% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 61% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
189 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Anaheim
They are 189 of the 9,018 NPPES records with a practice address in Anaheim, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Lawrence Shinzo Tawa, MD's NPI number?
Lawrence Shinzo Tawa, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346241023, issued on Aug 3, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lawrence Shinzo Tawa, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 710 N Euclid St Ste 400, Anaheim, CA, 92801. Phone: (714) 517-2019. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lawrence Shinzo Tawa, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G81174, 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 Shinzo Tawa, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lawrence Shinzo Tawa, MD had 1,095 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries; 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.