Dr. David B. Lazar, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 6,404
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 861
- Part D claims, 2024
- 152
- Clinical trials
- 1
- Industry payments
- $10,923
- Practice address
- 16255 Ventura Blvd Suite 100, Encino, CA 91436
- Practice phone
- Call (818) 783-2346
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Freedom Vision Surgery Center
Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Encino, California
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Dr. David B. Lazar is a retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician in Encino, California
Dr. Lazar practices at Freedom Vision Surgery Center in Encino, California.
Dr. Lazar's NPI, 1417242975, was assigned on June 13, 2011. Dr. Lazar graduated from Tel Aviv University Sackler in 2011. Dr. Lazar's California license number on file is A127933.
- NPI
- 1417242975NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0840504130
- NPI enumeration date
- June 13, 2011
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (818) 783-2346
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 41
- Medical school graduation
- 2011
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. David B. Lazar practices at Freedom Vision Surgery Center in Encino, California
Dr. Lazar's primary practice is Freedom Vision Surgery Center, at 16255 Ventura Blvd Suite 100, Encino, CA 91436. The practice phone is (818) 783-2346.
- Freedom Vision Surgery Center16255 Ventura Blvd Suite 100, Encino, CA 91436Phone(818) 783-2346
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. David B. Lazar is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Lazar's primary practice is Freedom Vision Surgery Center in Encino, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lazar to 2 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 physician office, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. David B. Lazar's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Lazar practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Freedom Vision Surgery Center | Available with a free account |
| +3 more sites and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. David B. Lazar is one of 183 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physicians in California
Retina specialist is Dr. Lazar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207WX0107X. Dr. Lazar is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dmand AI has Dr. Lazar's licenses on file in 4 states: California, Massachusetts, Florida and Oklahoma.
Specialties and state licenses
- Retina specialist (ophthalmology), CaliforniaPrimary
- Ophthalmology, Massachusetts
- Florida license
- Oklahoma license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists age-related macular degeneration, cataract, conjunctivitis, eye infection or inflammation, eyelid inflammation, glaucoma, hypertensive retinopathy and laser destruction of retinal or choroid lesions among the conditions Dr. Lazar treats.
Retina specialist (ophthalmology) physicians near Dr. Lazar
Counts of retina specialist (ophthalmology) physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. David B. Lazar billed Medicare for 6,404 services in 2024
CMS data shows 6,404 Medicare services from Dr. Lazar across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 861 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,156,166 for them.
Dr. Lazar's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 4,5152024: 2,66841%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 2,3462024: 2,2753%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1,4012024: 81842%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 5562024: 64316%
Where Dr. Lazar's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office6,381100%
- In a facility230%
Dr. Lazar compared with the California median for retina specialist (ophthalmology) physicians, 2024
- Dr. Lazar
- California median
- Medicare services
- 6,404vs 8,79627% below
- Medicare patients
- 861vs 71121% above
- Part D claims
- 100vs 32069% below
Medians across 180 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physicians in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Lazar's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. David B. Lazar treated 861 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 78
CMS counts 861 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lazar in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 340 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 70% have high blood pressure. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.34, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Lazar's median patient age at 64, with 53% women.
Dr. Lazar's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Lazar's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women52060%
- Men34140%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Lazar's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure70%
- Arthritis54%
- Ischemic heart disease37%
- Diabetes31%
- Osteoporosis26%
- Anxiety22%
- Mood disorders21%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Lazar's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 64
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women53%
- Men45%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. David B. Lazar wrote 152 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Lazar wrote 152 Medicare Part D claims for 65 patients. 59% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 100 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,071 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 208 claims across 7 drugs.
Dr. Lazar's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic89 claims59%
- Brand-name63 claims41%
Dr. Lazar's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 2082024: 10052%
Drugs named by CMS: 5 in 2024, 7 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
How Dr. David B. Lazar takes part in Medicare
Dr. Lazar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. David B. Lazar has worked on 1 clinical trial
Dmand AI links Dr. Lazar to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Macular Degeneration and Retinal Degeneration.
Conditions in Dr. Lazar's trials
- Macular Degeneration
- Retinal Degeneration
Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Lazar
- Matthew Alexander Cunningham, MD1 shared trial
- Sunir Joshi, MD1 shared trial
- Jerry Sebag, FACS, MD1 shared trial
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Lazar
Sources: ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. David B. Lazar received $10,923 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 142 general payments to Dr. Lazar from 35 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 78% of the total. Dutch Ophthalmic, USA paid the most, $2,494.
General payments to Dr. Lazar by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Lazar by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$8,55578%
- Consulting fees$2,25021%
- Entertainment$1181%
Companies that paid Dr. Lazar the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. David B. Lazar graduated from Tel Aviv University Sackler
Dr. Lazar graduated from Tel Aviv University Sackler in 2011.
- Medical school
- Board certified in ophthalmology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. David B. Lazar accepts plans from 14 insurance carriers
Dr. Lazar is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Elevance
- HCSC
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Regence Health Plans
- Alliant Health Plans
- +6 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Lazar accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO9
- Medicare7
- HMO6
- EPO4
- POS4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. David B. Lazar's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. David B. Lazar's NPI number?
Dr. David B. Lazar's NPI number is 1417242975. It was assigned on June 13, 2011, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. David B. Lazar?
Dr. David B. Lazar is a retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician in Encino, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician (taxonomy code 207WX0107X).
Where does Dr. David B. Lazar practice?
Dr. Lazar practices at 16255 Ventura Blvd Suite 100, Encino, CA 91436. Dr. Lazar's primary practice is Freedom Vision Surgery Center in Encino, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lazar to 2 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 physician office.
What is Dr. David B. Lazar's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Lazar is (818) 783-2346.
What is Dr. David B. Lazar's medical license number?
Dr. Lazar's California license number on file is A127933, one of the licenses on file in 4 states.
Which states has Dr. David B. Lazar been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Lazar in California (2013 to 2025), Massachusetts (2015 to 2018), Florida (2015 to 2017) and Oklahoma (2013 to 2016).
Does Dr. David B. Lazar accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Lazar billed Medicare for 6,404 services in 2024, and Dr. Lazar accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. David B. Lazar see?
CMS counts 861 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lazar in 2024, with an average age of 78.
Is Dr. David B. Lazar board certified?
Yes. Dr. Lazar is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology.
What services does Dr. David B. Lazar bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Lazar's most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92134), injected or infused drug (J0178) and surgery: eye (67028).
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Where did Dr. David B. Lazar go to medical school?
Dr. Lazar graduated from Tel Aviv University Sackler in 2011.
What drugs does Dr. David B. Lazar prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Lazar's most prescribed drugs by claims were Prednisolone Acetate, Ofloxacin and Latanoprost.
Has Dr. David B. Lazar received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $10,923 in general payments to Dr. Lazar from 35 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Dutch Ophthalmic, USA.
How long has Dr. David B. Lazar been practicing?
Dr. Lazar graduated from medical school in 2011, 15 years ago.
Does Dr. David B. Lazar do research?
Dr. Lazar has worked on 1 clinical trial.
What insurance does Dr. David B. Lazar accept?
Dr. Lazar is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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