Dr. Kenneth D. Laxer, MD

Dr. Laxer practices at Sutter Delta Medical Center in Antioch, California, part of Sutter Health.

Dr. Laxer's NPI, 1861460990, was assigned on March 14, 2006. Dr. Laxer graduated from UC Irvine School of Medicine in 1973. Dr. Laxer holds California license G28500.

Dr. Laxer's primary practice is Sutter Delta Medical Center, at 3901 Lone Tree Way, Antioch, CA 94509 in Contra Costa County. The practice phone is (925) 779-7200.

Dr. Laxer's primary practice is Sutter Delta Medical Center in Antioch, California, part of Sutter Health. Dr. Laxer is also affiliated with California Pacific Medical Center Van Ness Campus. The medical group on file is Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Laxer to 3 more hospitals, 1 physician office and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Laxer practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Neurology is Dr. Laxer's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084N0400X. Dr. Laxer is board certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dmand AI has Dr. Laxer's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Oregon.

Dmand AI lists epilepsy and lower back pain among the conditions Dr. Laxer treats.

CMS data shows 343 Medicare services from Dr. Laxer across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 215 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $39,745 for them.

CMS counts 215 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Laxer in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 77 patients. 72% of them have high blood pressure, and 72% have high cholesterol. 52% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.05, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Laxer's median patient age at 57, with 41% women.

In 2024, Dr. Laxer wrote 1,311 Medicare Part D claims for 99 patients. 60% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,248 of them, across 22 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $864,069 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,256 claims across 21 drugs.

Dr. Laxer accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Laxer as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 105 papers to Dr. Laxer, published from 2005 to 2025. 2018 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe, Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Electroencephalography. Dr. Laxer has published most often in Epilepsia. Dr. Laxer's most frequent co-authors are Nicholas M. Barbaro, MD, Paul A. Garcia, MD and David King-Stephens, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Laxer to 3 clinical trials. Conditions studied include Epilepsy, Encephalitis and Seizures.

CMS Open Payments shows 1,001 general payments to Dr. Laxer from 32 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Honoraria make up the largest share, 56% of the total. SK Life Science, Inc. paid the most, $339,611. It also lists 10 research payments totaling $1,297 in 2017.

Dr. Laxer graduated from UC Irvine School of Medicine in 1973.

Dr. Laxer is in network with 15 carriers, including Elevance, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Aetna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.