Lawrence Charles Watson, OD
Optometrist · Palm Desert, CA
Lawrence Charles Watson, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Palm Desert, California, and NPI 1073697843, issued on Oct 25, 2006. Check the license (California OPT5967TPL, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lawrence Charles Watson
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPT5967TPL CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 73211 Fred Waring Dr, Palm Desert, CA 92260
- Phone
- (760) 346-1136
- Enumerated
- Oct 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (760) 568-1589
- Medicaid ID
- SD0059670 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081216000545); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 1975
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 73211 Fred Waring Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Robert Ciarloni, PAPhysician Assistant1093839169
- Kenneth Harris, MDFamily Medicine Physician1972562023
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Verify Lawrence Charles Watson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license OPT5967TPLCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
37 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of 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.
Lawrence Charles Watson among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Lawrence Charles Watson, OD is one of 8,308 optometrist records with a practice address in California. 67% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 66% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated1975 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 152W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
21 optometrist records list a practice address in Palm Desert
They are 21 of the 1,495 NPPES records with a practice address in Palm Desert, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Don Adkins, O.D.Palm Desert, CA 922601740264183
- Rudolph Alanis, O.D.Palm Desert, CA 922601770612699
- Charles Baus, O.D.Palm Desert, CA 922601215911565
- Jonathan Dizon, O.D.Palm Desert, CA 922601629578836
- Christel Filippelli, O.D.Palm Desert, CA 922601912062894
- Serena Ho, O.D.Palm Desert, CA 922601790835585
- Jack Lebby, O.D.Palm Desert, CA 922601639159874
- VI Nguyen, ODPalm Desert, CA 922601164875571
Common questions
What is Lawrence Charles Watson, OD's NPI number?
Lawrence Charles Watson, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073697843, issued on Oct 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lawrence Charles Watson, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 73211 Fred Waring Dr, Palm Desert, CA, 92260. Phone: (760) 346-1136. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lawrence Charles Watson, OD's license?
NPPES lists California license number OPT5967TPL, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lawrence Charles Watson, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lawrence Charles Watson, OD had 37 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.