Dr. Melinda M. Lawrence, MD

Dr. Lawrence practices at University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center in Beachwood, Ohio, part of University Hospitals Health System.

Dr. Lawrence's NPI, 1023261476, was assigned on October 29, 2008. Dr. Lawrence graduated from University of Missouri, Kansas City, School of Medicine in 2008. Dr. Lawrence holds Ohio license 35096875.

Dr. Lawrence's primary practice is University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center, at 25501 Chagrin Boulevard, Beachwood, OH 44122 in Cuyahoga County. The practice phone is (216) 545-4800.

Dr. Lawrence's primary practice is University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center in Beachwood, Ohio, part of University Hospitals Health System. Dr. Lawrence is also affiliated with University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center. The medical group on file is University Hospitals Medical Practices. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lawrence to 3 more hospitals, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Lawrence practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Anesthesiology is Dr. Lawrence's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207L00000X. Dr. Lawrence is board certified in anesthesiology by the American Board of Anesthesiology. Dr. Lawrence is licensed in Ohio.

CMS data shows 1,096 Medicare services from Dr. Lawrence across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 469 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $87,291 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 469 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lawrence in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 193 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 6% 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. Lawrence's median patient age at 74, with 63% women.

In 2024, Dr. Lawrence wrote 2,256 Medicare Part D claims for 551 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,167 of them, across 15 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $37,145 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,361 claims across 19 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 81 out of 100 for Dr. Lawrence for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. CMS lists Dr. Lawrence as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 8 papers to Dr. Lawrence, published from 2022 to 2024. 2023 was the busiest year, with 2. Dr. Lawrence has published most often in Front Pain Res (Lausanne). Dr. Lawrence's most frequent co-authors are Bryan T. Carroll, MD, Shakil Ahmed, MD and Kamyar Assil, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Lawrence to 2 clinical trials. Conditions studied include Intervertebral Disc Degeneration, post laminectomy syndrome and Back Pain. University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center sponsors the most, 2.

CMS Open Payments shows 181 general payments to Dr. Lawrence from 29 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 77% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $6,989. It also lists 3 research payments totaling $594 from 2016 to 2021.

Dr. Lawrence graduated from University of Missouri, Kansas City, School of Medicine in 2008.