Prentiss Lawson, M.D.
Anesthesiology Physician · Birmingham, AL
Prentiss Lawson, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1851544258, issued on Oct 29, 2008. Check the license (Alabama 29675, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Prentiss Lawson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License numbers
- 29675 AL
MD.29675 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Uab Department OF Anesthesiology, Birmingham, AL 35249
- Phone
- (205) 934-4696
- Enumerated
- Oct 29, 2008
- Record last updated
- Feb 1, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150730011038); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2008
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at Uab Department OF Anesthesiology
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Prentiss Lawson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 29675Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% more Medicare Part D claims than the average anesthesiology physician in 2024
660 Medicare Part D claims for 221 beneficiaries, against an average of 402 among the 4,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 391 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen184 claims
- Gabapentin121 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen104 claims
- Pregabalin79 claims
- Tramadol Hcl39 claims
- Buprenorphine24 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: $2,644.31
54 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. 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.
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
- University OF Alabama Health Services Foundation, PCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Prentiss Lawson among 581 anesthesiology physician records in Alabama
Prentiss Lawson, M.D. is one of 581 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 63% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2004 among the 421 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 55% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
267 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Birmingham
They are 267 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 581 anesthesiology physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is Prentiss Lawson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Prentiss Lawson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851544258, issued on Oct 29, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Prentiss Lawson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Uab Department OF Anesthesiology, Birmingham, AL, 35249. Phone: (205) 934-4696. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Prentiss Lawson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 29675, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Prentiss Lawson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Prentiss Lawson, M.D. had 660 Medicare Part D claims for 221 beneficiaries; the average among anesthesiology physician prescribers was 402. 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.