Dr. Barbara Dianne Lawson, MD

Dr. Lawson practices at VCU Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia, part of Commonwealth of Virginia.

Dr. Lawson's NPI, 1598930182, was assigned on April 24, 2008. Dr. Lawson graduated from University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in 2008. Dr. Lawson holds Virginia license 0101260699.

Dr. Lawson's primary practice is VCU Medical Center, at 1250 East Marshall Street, Richmond, VA 23298 in Richmond City. The practice phone is (804) 828-9000.

Dr. Lawson's primary practice is VCU Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia, part of Commonwealth of Virginia. Dr. Lawson is also affiliated with Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is MCV Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lawson to 3 more hospitals and 1 urgent care center, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Lawson practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Interventional cardiology is Dr. Lawson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0011X. Dr. Lawson is licensed in Virginia.

CMS data shows 864 Medicare services from Dr. Lawson across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 475 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $99,534 for them.

CMS counts 475 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lawson in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 224 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.74, 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. Lawson's median patient age at 74, with 48% women.

In 2024, Dr. Lawson wrote 1,903 Medicare Part D claims for 270 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,742 of them, across 30 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $172,162 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,260 claims across 24 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 84 out of 100 for Dr. Lawson for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Lawson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Lawson as offering telehealth. CMS counts 75 procedures of coronary angioplasty and stenting by Dr. Lawson, more than 93% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 10 papers to Dr. Lawson, published from 2018 to 2025. 2023 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Cardiovascular Diseases and Coronary Angiography. Dr. Lawson has published most often in Int J Angiol. Dr. Lawson's most frequent co-authors are Zachary Martin Gertz, MD, Jon Rodney Resar, MD and Rakesh Ram Goli.

CMS Open Payments shows 157 general payments to Dr. Lawson from 14 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Grants make up the largest share, 63% of the total. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation paid the most, $44,539.

Dr. Lawson graduated from University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in 2008.