NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tenley K. Lawton, MD

Plastic Surgery Physician · Irvine, CA

Tenley K. Lawton, MD is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Irvine, California, and NPI 1689689044, issued on Jul 31, 2006. Check the license (California A87428, 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
1689689044
Name
Tenley K. Lawton
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
License number
A87428 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
16300 Sand Canyon Ave, Irvine, CA 92618
Phone
(949) 727-3999
Enumerated
Jul 31, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 7, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(949) 727-9053
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050317000444); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 1999
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 16300 Sand Canyon Ave

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

  1. Donald Altman, MDPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician1285748517
  2. Robert Baird, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1669480984
  3. Anna Marie Bantigue, NPNurse Practitioner1831315068
  4. Howard Conn, MDOphthalmology Physician1245282540
  5. Nancy Councelbaum, MDGeriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1275635013
  6. Anh Dinh, MDFamily Medicine Physician1790775971

Verify Tenley K. Lawton 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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10% more Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic surgery physician in 2024

102 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 93 among the 3,527 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 35 claims were for opioids.

  1. Tenley Lawton102
  2. Specialty average93

Most prescribed

  1. Ondansetron Hcl31 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen28 claims
  3. Cephalexin16 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: $1,141.91

31 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Tenley Lawton$1,141.91
  2. Specialty average$5,316.31

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Tenley K. Lawton among 894 plastic surgery physician records in California

Tenley K. Lawton, MD is one of 894 plastic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2006, is newer than 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 39% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2002 among the 346 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2009 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208200000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Plastic Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 894 plastic surgery physician records in California.

The 8 plastic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joyce Chen, MDIrvine, CA 926181477722643
  2. Pavlo Isak, MDIrvine, CA 926181922673276
  3. Graham Kemsley, M.D.Irvine, CA 926181386767762
  4. Mark Krugman, M.D.Irvine, CA 926181134125586
  5. Anh Nguyen, MDIrvine, CA 926181619021698
  6. Andrew Smith, MDIrvine, CA 926181174592778
  7. Blake Sparks, M.D.Irvine, CA 926181194112870
  8. Robert Tuchler, MDIrvine, CA 926181265414627

Common questions

What is Tenley K. Lawton, MD's NPI number?

Tenley K. Lawton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689689044, issued on Jul 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tenley K. Lawton, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16300 Sand Canyon Ave, Irvine, CA, 92618. Phone: (949) 727-3999. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tenley K. Lawton, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A87428, 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 Tenley K. Lawton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tenley K. Lawton, MD had 102 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries; the average among plastic surgery physician prescribers was 93. 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.