NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Matthew Ward Lawrence, M.D.

Anesthesiology Physician · San Francisco, CA

Matthew Ward Lawrence, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1346583572, issued on Apr 6, 2013. Check the license (California A159996, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1346583572
Name
Matthew Ward Lawrence
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License number
A159996 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1101 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA 94109
Phone
(415) 600-6000
Enumerated
Apr 6, 2013
Record last updated
Sep 21, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
1346583572 WA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190404000807); 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 1101 Van Ness Ave

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

  1. Hashem Al-Dujaili, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1750062675
  2. Chase Anderson, MDVascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1609338185
  3. Lindsey AttigContinence Care Registered Nurse1003296906
  4. Valerie Au, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1326415373
  5. Rio Beardsley, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1992384994
  6. Matthew Bell, MDInternal Medicine Physician1295316263

Verify Matthew Ward Lawrence in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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Industry payments in 2024: $48.30

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Matthew Lawrence$48.30
  2. Specialty average$669.59

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

  1. Anesthesia Care Associates Medical Group, IncSan Francisco, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Matthew Ward Lawrence among 7,571 anesthesiology physician records in California

Matthew Ward Lawrence, M.D. is one of 7,571 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in California. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2006 among the 4,868 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

499 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in San Francisco

They are 499 of the 38,143 NPPES records with a practice address in San Francisco, and 7,571 anesthesiology physician records in California.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nils Ahlberg, MDSan Francisco, CA 941091831149400
  2. Frank Choy, MDSan Francisco, CA 941091487604450
  3. Joshua Cohen, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941091346480514
  4. Robert Falltrick, MDSan Francisco, CA 941091942251020
  5. Jordan Higgins, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941091215374046
  6. Nicole Jackman, MD,PHDSan Francisco, CA 941091225371578
  7. Kantilal Kanzaria, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941091932156684
  8. Melvin La, MDSan Francisco, CA 941091730507690

Common questions

What is Matthew Ward Lawrence, M.D.'s NPI number?

Matthew Ward Lawrence, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346583572, issued on Apr 6, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Matthew Ward Lawrence, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1101 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94109. Phone: (415) 600-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Matthew Ward Lawrence, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A159996, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.