What is Lauren Gonzalez's specialty?

Lauren Gonzalez (NPI 1245519966) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Optometry in Santa Barbara, CA.

Where does Lauren Gonzalez practice?

Lauren Gonzalez practices in Santa Barbara, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1245519966.

How much does Medicare pay Lauren Gonzalez?

Lauren Gonzalez (NPI 1245519966) received approximately $61K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 460 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1245519966

Lauren GonzalezOD

OptometrySanta Barbara, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

817

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

873

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$59K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,493 Optometry providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 147).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

248

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$25K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

10.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost127 claims

Timolol Maleate94 claims

Latanoprostene Bunod27 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$70

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$70

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$70

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Lauren Gonzalez's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 4 inbound referrers · 7 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Pacific Diagnostic Laboratories Clinical Laboratory · Santa Barbara, CA	97	183
SANTA BARBARA COTTAGE HOSPITAL	18	24
Pacific Point Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · San Luis Obispo, CA	17	19
Robert Leposavic Dermatology · Santa Barbara, CA	11	14

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Pacific Diagnostic Laboratories Clinical Laboratory · Santa Barbara, CA	85	219
SANTA BARBARA COTTAGE HOSPITAL	22	27
Pacific Point Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · San Luis Obispo, CA	18	24
Robert Leposavic Dermatology · Santa Barbara, CA	17	30
John Yoon Diagnostic Radiology · Santa Barbara, CA	13	18
Sean Snodgress Diagnostic Radiology · Santa Barbara, CA	12	24
Ryan Fante Ophthalmology · Santa Barbara, CA	11	23

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

CROSS-REFERENCE

Related data on other Healthparse brands

ProviderScore

OIG/SAM exclusion screening, sanctions history

Healthparse Signals

Monitor this provider for changes — dated NPI change events