NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lawrence Thomas Volz, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Dakota Dunes, SD

Lawrence Thomas Volz, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, and NPI 1649264649, issued on Sep 6, 2005. Check the license (South Dakota 5754, as entered in NPPES) on the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1649264649
Name
Lawrence Thomas Volz
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License numbers
5754 SD
036170868 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
705 N Sioux Point RD, Dakota Dunes, SD 57049
Phone
(605) 217-5500
Enumerated
Sep 6, 2005
Record last updated
Jan 14, 2025
Fax
(605) 217-5515
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060630000151); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 705 N Sioux Point RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Megan Cleveland, RDRegistered Dietitian1376128561
  2. Lori Drea, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1376547034
  3. Molly Schooley, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1225332463
  4. Keith Vollstedt, M.D.Surgery Physician1417951161
  5. Ellen Wengert, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1043612310

Verify Lawrence Thomas Volz in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

44 Medicare Part D claims for 22 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.

  1. Lawrence Volz44
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium12 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: $4,412.04

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; 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.

  1. Lawrence Volz$4,412.04
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

2 hospital affiliations

  1. Blessing HospitalQuincy, IL · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
  2. Burgess Health CenterOnawa, IA · Critical Access Hospitals3 of 5 stars

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Lawrence Thomas Volz among 114 surgery physician records in South Dakota

Lawrence Thomas Volz, M.D. is one of 114 surgery physician records with a practice address in South Dakota. 69% 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, 87% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2006 among the 72 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 67% 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 South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

10 surgery physician records list a practice address in Dakota Dunes

They are 10 of the 326 NPPES records with a practice address in Dakota Dunes, and 114 surgery physician records in South Dakota.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Anderson, MDDakota Dunes, SD 570491831165307
  2. Larry Foster, MDDakota Dunes, SD 570491740256213
  3. James Hegvik, MDDakota Dunes, SD 570491780099135
  4. Paul Johnson, MDDakota Dunes, SD 570491578539540
  5. Craig Nemechek, MDDakota Dunes, SD 570491063508331
  6. William Rizk, MDDakota Dunes, SD 570491659347128
  7. Keith Vollstedt, M.D.Dakota Dunes, SD 570491417951161
  8. Paul Wolpert, M.D.Dakota Dunes, SD 570491497758718

Common questions

What is Lawrence Thomas Volz, M.D.'s NPI number?

Lawrence Thomas Volz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649264649, issued on Sep 6, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lawrence Thomas Volz, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 705 N Sioux Point RD, Dakota Dunes, SD, 57049. Phone: (605) 217-5500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lawrence Thomas Volz, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists South Dakota license number 5754, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners at https://www.sdbmoe.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Lawrence Thomas Volz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lawrence Thomas Volz, M.D. had 44 Medicare Part D claims for 22 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.