RICHARD B. LAWSON MD – NPI #1922060581
Surgery
Trauma surgery is a recognized subspecialty of general surgery. Trauma surgeons are physicians who have completed a five-year general surgery residency and usually continue with a one to two year fellowship in trauma and/or surgical critical care, typically leading to additional board certification in surgical critical care. There is no trauma surgery board certification at this point. To obtain board certification in surgical critical care, a fellowship in surgical critical care or anesthesiology critical care must be completed during or after general surgery residency.
RICHARD LAWSON is a surgeon located in NEWPORT NEWS, VA. NPPES has assigned the NPI number 1922060581 to RICHARD LAWSON on April 06, 2006. It is a Type-1 NPI, indicating this NPI number is associated with an individual. The primary taxonomy selected by this provider is 2086S0127X from the Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, which is classified as Surgery, specializing in Trauma Surgery
The NPI profile was previously updated about 12 years ago on Jan 21, 2014. Use the NPI data found here to bill health insurance companies, identify providers enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid services or other HIPAA compliant transactions. See the complete NPI profile for RICHARD LAWSON below.
NPI Profile for
RICHARD B. LAWSON
(more than 20 years ago)
NEWPORT NEWS, VA 23606-1393 Phone: (757) 873-6434 Fax: (757) 873-1882
SUITE A
NEWPORT NEWS, VA 23601-1318 Phone: Fax:
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| Taxonomy Classification / Specialization | State | License |
|---|---|---|
| 2086S0127X - Surgery / Trauma Surgery (Primary) |
VA | 0101035877 |
The taxonomy codes are selected by the provider at the time of NPI registration. Selection of a taxonomy code does not replace any credentialing or validation process that the provider requesting the code should complete.