Lawrence C. Unger, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Norwood, MA
Lawrence C. Unger, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Norwood, Massachusetts, and NPI 1063468262, issued on May 26, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 227567, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lawrence C. Unger
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 227567 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 825 Washington St, Norwood, MA 02062
- Phone
- (781) 762-2600
- Enumerated
- May 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 6, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060817000517); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 825 Washington St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Lawrence C. Unger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 227567Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
49 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl21 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: $6,013.50
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was education; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Reliant Medical Group IncWorcester, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lawrence C. Unger among 1,003 surgery physician records in Massachusetts
Lawrence C. Unger, M.D. is one of 1,003 surgery physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 66% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2003 among the 503 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 60% 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 Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Massachusetts
There are 1,003 surgery physician records in Massachusetts.
All 1,003 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Norwood → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Elsa Chahine, MDNorwood, MA 020621851977433
- Frederick Gale, M.D.Norwood, MA 020621174652051
- Arthur Glasgow, M.D.Norwood, MA 020621265470090
- Adam Glasgow, M.D.Norwood, MA 020621427097518
- Brian Hinnebusch, M.D.Norwood, MA 020621164467247
- Philip McCarthy, M.D.Norwood, MA 020621437212339
- Michael Nerney, DONorwood, MA 020621598712762
- Joseph Schwartz, MDNorwell, MA 020611053392662
Common questions
What is Lawrence C. Unger, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lawrence C. Unger, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063468262, issued on May 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lawrence C. Unger, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 825 Washington St, Norwood, MA, 02062. Phone: (781) 762-2600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lawrence C. Unger, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 227567, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lawrence C. Unger, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lawrence C. Unger, M.D. had 49 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries; 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.