Lawrence Tenkman, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Louisville, KY
Lawrence Tenkman, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Louisville, Kentucky, and NPI 1023207859, issued on Oct 17, 2007. Check the license (Kentucky 45644, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lawrence Tenkman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 45644 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1935 Bluegrass Ave, Louisville, KY 40215
- Phone
- (502) 895-0040
- Enumerated
- Oct 17, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 14, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (502) 361-4488
- Medicaid IDs
- 201025590 IN
0075981 OH
7100224410 KY - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121005000709); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University College Of Medicine, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1935 Bluegrass Ave
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Verify Lawrence Tenkman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 45644Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,874 Medicare Part D claims for 406 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate521 claims
- Moxifloxacin315 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol92 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine88 claims
- Timolol Maleate80 claims
- Latanoprost74 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): 98.9 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: $917.10
40 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Eye Centers OF Louisville,pscLouisville, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lawrence Tenkman among 239 ophthalmology physician records in Kentucky
Lawrence Tenkman, MD is one of 239 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 55% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2001 among the 157 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 239 ophthalmology physician records in Kentucky.
All 239 in Kentucky → Every provider in Louisville → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Janelle Adeniran, M.D.Louisville, KY 402151497017867
- Donald Bennett, OD MDLouisville, KY 402151013991165
- Steven Bloom, MDLouisville, KY 402151346224409
- Steven Mattas, MDLouisville, KY 402151578547550
- John Millin, M.D.Louisville, KY 402151730182221
- Inder Singal, MDLouisville, KY 402151922082072
- Nikolaos Trichopoulos, M.D.Louisville, KY 402151891900189
- Ashima Gupta, MDLouisville, KY 402141073509592
Common questions
What is Lawrence Tenkman, MD's NPI number?
Lawrence Tenkman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023207859, issued on Oct 17, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lawrence Tenkman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1935 Bluegrass Ave, Louisville, KY, 40215. Phone: (502) 895-0040. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lawrence Tenkman, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 45644, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lawrence Tenkman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lawrence Tenkman, MD had 1,874 Medicare Part D claims for 406 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lawrence Tenkman, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.9 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.