NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Lane Verlenden, MD

Surgery Physician · Monterey, CA

William Lane Verlenden, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Monterey, California, and NPI 1912979642, issued on Feb 6, 2006. Check the license (California G23505, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1912979642
Name
William Lane Verlenden
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
G23505 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2 Upper Ragsdale Dr, Monterey, CA 93940
Phone
(831) 649-0808
Enumerated
Feb 6, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 11, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060213000416); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Harvard Medical School, 1971
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 2 Upper Ragsdale Dr

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

  1. Jon Benner, MDSurgery Physician1649241886
  2. Ashlee Blaine, DOPsychiatry Physician1225562028
  3. Ashley Bonina, NPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1558626952
  4. Pamela Breslin, RNPediatric Nurse Practitioner1992860639
  5. Janet Brown, M.D.Gynecology Physician1467532952
  6. Gerald Carnazzo, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1841208246

Verify William Lane Verlenden 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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37% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

201 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 109 claims were for opioids.

  1. William Verlenden201
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen69 claims
  2. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen23 claims
  3. Clopidogrel12 claims
  4. Oxycodone Hcl11 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score83.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%63.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

2 hospitals and group practices

  1. Community Hospital OF The Monterey PeninsulaMonterey, CA · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
  2. Montage Medical GroupMonterey, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

William Lane Verlenden among 3,118 surgery physician records in California

William Lane Verlenden, MD is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 55% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated1971 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jon Benner, MDMonterey, CA 939401649241886
  2. Michelle Brown, MDMonterey, CA 939401568474427
  3. Steve Chang, MDMonterey, CA 939401639376064
  4. Pamela Craig, M.D.Monterey, CA 939401558379818
  5. Zoltan Denes, M.D.Monterey, CA 939401831202647
  6. Richard Garza, MDMonterey, CA 939401982782017
  7. Jeffrey Hyde, MDMonterey, CA 939401801860549
  8. Michael Lurie, MDMonterey, CA 939401285605501

Common questions

What is William Lane Verlenden, MD's NPI number?

William Lane Verlenden, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912979642, issued on Feb 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Lane Verlenden, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2 Upper Ragsdale Dr, Monterey, CA, 93940. Phone: (831) 649-0808. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Lane Verlenden, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G23505, 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 William Lane Verlenden, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Lane Verlenden, MD had 201 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is William Lane Verlenden, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 84 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.

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