Nelda Lawler, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Buffalo, NY
Nelda Lawler, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1154303196, issued on Nov 16, 2005. Check the license (New York 190342, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nelda Lawler
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 190342 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 462 Grider St, Buffalo, NY 14215
- Phone
- (716) 898-3000
- Enumerated
- Nov 16, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Medicaid ID
- 01544563 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101015000076); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nelda Lawler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 190342Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
5,629 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 125 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide264 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium220 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate217 claims
- Sertraline Hcl206 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium200 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate194 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Geriatric Associates, LLPBuffalo, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nelda Lawler among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York
Nelda Lawler, M.D. is one of 12,067 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 79% 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, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2002 among the 7,221 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
293 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Buffalo
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Common questions
What is Nelda Lawler, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nelda Lawler, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154303196, issued on Nov 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nelda Lawler, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 462 Grider St, Buffalo, NY, 14215. Phone: (716) 898-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nelda Lawler, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 190342, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nelda Lawler, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nelda Lawler, M.D. had 5,629 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.