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Prentiss Lawson Jr., M.D.

NPI 1851544258ActiveIndividual· Anesthesiology· Birmingham, AL

Anesthesiology (M.D.) in Birmingham, Alabama, trained at University of Alabama School of Medicine (class of 2008). 290 Medicare patients in 2024, $56,634 paid; nearly all of their 660 Part D prescriptions were generic (95%). Spr Therapeutics, Inc was the largest of 15 companies reporting payments in 2025, $8,119 in all, mostly consulting fees.

Overview

NPI1851544258
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedOct 29, 2008
Last updated in NPPESFeb 1, 2024

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Anesthesiology Primary207L00000X29675AL
Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine207LP2900XMD.29675AL

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Anesthesiology (AL)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients290
Services billed906 across 54 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$56,634

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)660 · 702 30-day fills
Patients221
Total drug cost$25,383
Generic share95% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Alabama School of Medicine
Graduation year2008
Medicare specialtyAnesthesiology
TelehealthOffers telehealth

Medical group

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$8,119 · 70 payments from 15 companies
  • 2024$2,644 · 54 payments from 11 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Consulting Fee$4,500 · 2 payments
  • Food and Beverage$2,386 · 61 payments
  • Travel and Lodging$1,233 · 7 payments

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

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