Thomas Joseph Lawton, M.D.
Anatomic Pathology Physician · Orange, CA
Thomas Joseph Lawton, M.D. is an anatomic pathology physician with a practice address in Orange, California, and NPI 1164500526, issued on Nov 2, 2006. Check the license (California G79230, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Joseph Lawton
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Anatomic Pathology Physician 207ZP0101X
- License numbers
- G79230 CA
MD00037419 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 101 The City Dr S, Orange, CA 92868
- Phone
- (714) 880-7812
- Enumerated
- Nov 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 19, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 8246167 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120220001117); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Michigan Medical School, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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- Brandon Abeyta, MDAnesthesiology Physician1841291804
Verify Thomas Joseph Lawton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G79230Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaOrange, CA
- University OF Vermont Medical Center IncBurlington, VT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas Joseph Lawton among 386 anatomic pathology physician records in California
Thomas Joseph Lawton, M.D. is one of 386 anatomic pathology physician records with a practice address in California. 56% 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 1% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 1% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 56% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 49% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2000 among the 190 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207ZP0101X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Anatomic Pathology Physician providers in California
There are 386 anatomic pathology physician records in California.
All 386 in California → Every provider in Orange → Anatomic Pathology Physician nationwide →
The 8 anatomic pathology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jihuan Chen, MDOrange, CA 928681184200784
- Cary Johnson, M.D.Orange, CA 928681407023922
- Shivani Kandukuri, MDOrange, CA 928681265746994
- Di Lu, MDOrange, CA 928681831145564
- Don Minckler, MDOrange, CA 928681245263060
- Edwin Monuki, MDOrange, CA 928681568542728
- Lauren MoserOrange, CA 928681841489309
- Mahra Nourbakhsh, MDOrange, CA 928681407407901
Common questions
What is Thomas Joseph Lawton, M.D.'s NPI number?
Thomas Joseph Lawton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164500526, issued on Nov 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Joseph Lawton, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 The City Dr S, Orange, CA, 92868. Phone: (714) 880-7812. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Joseph Lawton, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G79230, 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.
What is Thomas Joseph Lawton, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.