Michael Ray Lawson, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Monterey, CA
Michael Ray Lawson, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Monterey, California, and NPI 1760579684, issued on Oct 10, 2006. Check the license (California C130599, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Ray Lawson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- C130599 CA
201463 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 23625 WR Holman Hwy, Monterey, CA 93940
- Phone
- (831) 622-2708
- Enumerated
- Oct 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 22, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (831) 622-2709
- Medicaid ID
- 1016306 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140805000627); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Ray Lawson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C130599Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
28% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
377 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 37 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass28 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium23 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen15 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate12 claims
- Levofloxacin12 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium11 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $27.55
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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
- Monterey Hospitalist Medical GroupMonterey, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Ray Lawson among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California
Michael Ray Lawson, M.D. is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 73% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
30 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Monterey
They are 30 of the 1,945 NPPES records with a practice address in Monterey, and 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California.
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- Sergio Garcia-Toledo, M.D.Monterey, CA 939401831329192
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- Tanvir Khera, M.D.Monterey, CA 939401750598348
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Common questions
What is Michael Ray Lawson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Ray Lawson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760579684, issued on Oct 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Ray Lawson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 23625 WR Holman Hwy, Monterey, CA, 93940. Phone: (831) 622-2708. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Ray Lawson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number C130599, 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.
How much does Michael Ray Lawson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Ray Lawson, M.D. had 377 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Ray Lawson, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87 of 100. 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.