Lawrence Richard Vanmeter, MD
Specialist · Newport Beach, CA
Lawrence Richard Vanmeter, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Newport Beach, California, and NPI 1639117948, issued on Jun 2, 2006. Check the license with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lawrence Richard Vanmeter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- Practice location
- 520 Superior Ave, Newport Beach, CA 92663
- Phone
- (949) 566-8179
- Enumerated
- Jun 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 9, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (888) 565-6545
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110808000427); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 1973
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lawrence Richard Vanmeter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average specialist in 2024
3,144 Medicare Part D claims for 215 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 53 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium134 claims
- Olmesartan Medoxomil114 claims
- Simvastatin114 claims
- Azithromycin113 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium97 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium95 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): 67.6 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: $93.54
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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
- Private Physicians Medical AssociatesNewport Beach, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lawrence Richard Vanmeter among 5,749 specialist records in California
Lawrence Richard Vanmeter, MD is one of 5,749 specialist records with a practice address in California. 30% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 30% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 19% of these records are
- Graduated1973 · median 1989 among the 1,075 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
53 specialist records list a practice address in Newport Beach
They are 53 of the 4,414 NPPES records with a practice address in Newport Beach, and 5,749 specialist records in California.
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Common questions
What is Lawrence Richard Vanmeter, MD's NPI number?
Lawrence Richard Vanmeter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639117948, issued on Jun 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lawrence Richard Vanmeter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 520 Superior Ave, Newport Beach, CA, 92663. Phone: (949) 566-8179. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lawrence Richard Vanmeter, MD's license?
Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lawrence Richard Vanmeter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lawrence Richard Vanmeter, MD had 3,144 Medicare Part D claims for 215 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lawrence Richard Vanmeter, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 67.6 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.