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Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD

(3 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Gastroenterology

67 Union Street Suite 201
Natick, MA 01760

(508) 651-1998

Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD is a gastroenterologist in Natick, MA specializing in adult gastroenterology.

Office Locations

67 Union Street Suite 201
Natick, MA 01760

(508) 651-1998

(508) 651-2587

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Affordability:

lab tests

In 2023, Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD had a list price for lab tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

stool guaiac test

By Affordability:

fecal occult blood test

stool guaiac test

stool tests

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Massachusetts, Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD performed more stool guaiac test (gFOBT) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for fecal occult blood test (FOBT), stool guaiac test (gFOBT), and stool tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Natick, MA during 2012 were lab tests, preventive care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	137
doctor visit	1015
esophageal dilation	17
gastrointestinal procedures	173
lab tests	392
minimally invasive procedures	173
preventive care	392
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	137

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Natick, MA during 2013 were preventive care, lab tests, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	92
doctor visit	1013
esophageal dilation	13
gastrointestinal procedures	142
lab tests	388
minimally invasive procedures	142
preventive care	409
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	92

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	332
Female	281

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	569
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	292
From 75 to 84	199
85 and over	75
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD in 2013

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Dementia	5
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Natick, MA during 2014 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, preventive care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	93
doctor visit	893
esophageal dilation	12
gastrointestinal procedures	151
lab tests	123
minimally invasive procedures	151
preventive care	145
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	93

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	315
Female	258

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	526
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	271
From 75 to 84	191
85 and over	67
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD in 2014

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	23
Dementia	5
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Natick, MA during 2015 were preventive care, lab tests, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	68
doctor visit	741
esophageal dilation	14
gastrointestinal procedures	124
lab tests	196
minimally invasive procedures	124
preventive care	229
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	68

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	556
Female	456

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	912
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	38
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	466
From 75 to 84	348
85 and over	116
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD in 2015

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Dementia	5
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Natick, MA during 2016 were preventive care, lab tests, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	36
doctor visit	668
gastrointestinal procedures	125
lab tests	258
minimally invasive procedures	125
preventive care	302
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	36

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	260
Female	227

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	438
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	230
From 75 to 84	165
85 and over	53
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD in 2016

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	24
Dementia	5
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Natick, MA during 2017 were preventive care, lab tests, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	35
doctor visit	556
gastrointestinal procedures	153
lab tests	251
minimally invasive procedures	153
preventive care	291
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	35

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	236
Female	203

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	392
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	206
From 75 to 84	162
85 and over	48
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD in 2017

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Dementia	5
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Natick, MA during 2018 were preventive care, lab tests, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	602
gastrointestinal procedures	58
lab tests	237
minimally invasive procedures	58
preventive care	260

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	226
Female	170

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	345
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	203
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	38
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD in 2018

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Natick, MA during 2019 were preventive care, lab tests, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	640
gastrointestinal procedures	63
lab tests	254
minimally invasive procedures	63
preventive care	285

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	221
Female	152

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	332
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	180
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	46
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD in 2019

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	27
Dementia	7
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Natick, MA during 2020 were preventive care, lab tests, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	228
gastrointestinal procedures	37
lab tests	96
minimally invasive procedures	37
preventive care	133

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	79

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	199
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD in 2020

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Natick, MA during 2021 were lab tests, preventive care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	223
gastrointestinal procedures	35
lab tests	80
minimally invasive procedures	35
preventive care	80
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	71

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	178
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	99
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD in 2021

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	25
Dementia	7
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Natick, MA during 2022 were lab tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD for Medicare patients.

lab tests	11
preventive care	11

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	19
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD in 2022

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Natick, MA were preventive care, lab tests, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

diagnostic procedures	68
doctor visit	657
esophageal dilation	14
gastrointestinal procedures	106
lab tests	207
minimally invasive procedures	106
preventive care	230
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	68

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	220
Female	172

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	353
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	7
Other	15

**Age**
75 to 84	133
85 and over	40
Less than 65	25
65 to 74	189

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	4
Cancer	12

Education & Training

He has a state license in Massachusetts.

Licensed In: Massachusetts

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Lawrence Handler, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Braintree Laboratories, Inc.	$432 SUPREP BOWEL PREP $225	SUTAB $186	SUPREP $22
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$38 Trulance $38
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$19 Ocaliva $19
Warner Chilcott LLC	$15 ASACOL HD $15
Alfasigma USA, Inc.	$14 $14