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Lawrence Warren Biel, M.D.

NPI 1508818824ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Forest Lake, MN

Surgery (M.D.) in Forest Lake, Minnesota, trained at University of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb) (class of 1976). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $27,810 for 327 claims, against $6,009 paid for services in 2024. Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. was the largest of 4 companies reporting payments in 2025, $129.88 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1508818824
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedMay 16, 2006
Last updated in NPPESMay 16, 2012

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Surgery Primary208600000X27297MN

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Internal Medicine (MN)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients22
Services billed90 across 9 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$6,009

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)327 · 641 30-day fills
Patients32
Total drug cost$27,810
Generic share79% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb)
Graduation year1976
Medicare specialtyInternal Medicine
Secondary specialtiesGeneral Surgery

Medical group

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$129.88 · 7 payments from 4 companies
  • 2024$115.17 · 6 payments from 4 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.$74.874
Mimedx Group, Inc.$19.431
Lilly USA, LLC$18.031
Phadia US Inc.$17.551

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$129.88 · 7 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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