John Fain Lawrence, MD - Medicare Hand Surgery in Santa Monica, CA

John Fain Lawrence, MD is a medicare enrolled "Orthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery" physician in Santa Monica, California. He went to University Of Rochester School Of Medicine And Dentistry and graduated in 1962 and has 62 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Hand Surgery. He is a member of the group practice Regents Of The University Of California and his current practice location is 2222 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 403, Santa Monica, California. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (310) 828-6001.

John Fain Lawrence is licensed to practice in California (license number G9783) and he also participates in the medicare program. He accepts medicare assignments (which means he accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and his NPI Number is 1346399466.

Contact Information

John Fain Lawrence, MD
2222 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 403,
Santa Monica, CA 90404-2308
(310) 828-6001
(310) 828-3152

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Physician's Profile

Full NameJohn Fain Lawrence
GenderMale
SpecialityHand Surgery
Experience62 Years
Location2222 Santa Monica Boulevard, Santa Monica, California
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsYes. He accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.
  Medical Education and Training:
  • John Fain Lawrence attended and graduated from University Of Rochester School Of Medicine And Dentistry in 1962
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1346399466
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 01/09/2007
  • Last Update Date: 07/08/2007
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 5890765424
  • Enrollment ID: I20040729001166

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for John Fain Lawrence such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1346399466NPI-NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207XS0106XOrthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery G9783 (California)Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility NameLocationFacility Type
Santa Monica - Ucla Med Ctr & Orthopaedic HospitalSanta monica, CAHospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice NameGroup PECOS PAC IDNo. of Members
Regents Of The University Of California206231229156

Medicare Reassignments

Some practitioners may not bill the customers directly but medicare billing happens through clinics / group practice / hospitals where the provider works. Medicare reassignment of benefits is a mechanism by which practitioners allow third parties to bill and receive payment for medicare services performed by them. John Fain Lawrence allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameRegents Of The University Of California
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1528179793
PECOS PAC ID: 2062312291
Enrollment ID: O20040112000584

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. John Fain Lawrence is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing AddressPractice Location Address
John Fain Lawrence, MD
2222 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 403,
Santa Monica, CA 90404-2308

Ph: (310) 828-6001
John Fain Lawrence, MD
2222 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 403,
Santa Monica, CA 90404-2308

Ph: (310) 828-6001

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