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Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP

(Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP, FCCP, FAASM)

(223 Ratings)

Specializes in: Pulmonology (Lung & Respiratory Disease), Sleep Medicine and General Practice

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Professional interests include: sleep apnea, sleep disorders

4520 Executive Drive
San Diego, CA 92121

1-844-757-5337

Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP is a pulmonologist in San Diego, CA specializing in pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease), sleep medicine and general practice. He graduated from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP is affiliated with UC San Diego Health, Regents of the University of California and UC San Diego Health.

Office Locations

4520 Executive Drive
San Diego, CA 92121

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Dr. Lawrence Kline, her pulmonologist, added:. "”—"Mother Teresa Exits Scripps With Pledge of Medical Aid", Los Angeles Times, April 2025

“"If people are excessively sleepy in the daytime... they might have to have a daytime test following the nighttime test," said Dr. Lawrence Kline, a Scripps Clinic sleep medicine specialist and...”—"What can you expect from sleep studies?", The San Diego Union-Tribune, June 2013

“"It's really important to wake up at about the same time every day," said Dr. Lawrence Kline, a Scripps Clinic sleep medicine specialist and director of the Viterbi Family Sleep Center.”—"Insomnia declared 'public health epidemic'", The San Diego Union-Tribune, June 2013

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP treated as a pulmonologist in San Diego, CA during 2012 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP for Medicare patients.

airway management	49
doctor visit	438
sleep study	93

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP treated as a pulmonologist in San Diego, CA during 2013 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP for Medicare patients.

airway management	72
doctor visit	425
sleep study	114

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP.

**Gender**
Male	200
Female	105

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	276
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	155
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	31
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP in 2013

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	27
Dementia	4
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP treated as a pulmonologist in San Diego, CA during 2014 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP for Medicare patients.

airway management	78
doctor visit	471
sleep study	159

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP.

**Gender**
Male	227
Female	122

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	315
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	189
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	32
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP in 2014

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP treated as a pulmonologist in San Diego, CA during 2015 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP for Medicare patients.

airway management	103
doctor visit	578
sleep study	181

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP.

**Gender**
Male	476
Female	322

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	706
Black	0
Hispanic	34
Asian	24
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	426
From 75 to 84	224
85 and over	72
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP in 2015

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Dementia	4
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP treated as a pulmonologist in San Diego, CA during 2016 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP for Medicare patients.

airway management	82
doctor visit	570
sleep study	158

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP.

**Gender**
Male	232
Female	149

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	321
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	205
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	36
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP in 2016

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	26
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP treated as a pulmonologist in San Diego, CA during 2017 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP for Medicare patients.

airway management	79
doctor visit	519
sleep study	171

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP.

**Gender**
Male	255
Female	164

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	360
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	221
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	37
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP in 2017

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	27
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP treated as a pulmonologist in San Diego, CA during 2018 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP for Medicare patients.

airway management	14
doctor visit	601
sleep study	37

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP.

**Gender**
Male	222
Female	117

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	284
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	15
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	175
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	31
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP in 2018

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP treated as a pulmonologist in San Diego, CA during 2019 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP for Medicare patients.

airway management	11
doctor visit	291
sleep study	11

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP.

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	72

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	117
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	60
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	17
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP in 2019

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	29
Dementia	13
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	218

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP.

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	68

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	124
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	17
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP in 2020

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Dementia	15
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP treated as a pulmonologist in San Diego, CA during 2021 were sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	181
sleep study	11

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP.

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	77

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	121
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	13
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP in 2021

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	33
Dementia	17
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP treated as a pulmonologist in San Diego, CA during 2022 were sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	232
sleep study	24

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	91

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	131
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	16
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	16
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP treated as a pulmonologist in San Diego, CA were sleep study and airway management.

airway management	61
doctor visit	411
sleep study	95

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP.

**Gender**
Male	181
Female	117

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	6
Non-Hispanic White	250
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	15
Other	8

**Age**
75 to 84	89
85 and over	27
Less than 65	30
65 to 74	151

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	17
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP graduated from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed residency at Staten Island Public Service Hospital, Staten Island, NY. He has a state license in California.

Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency: Staten Island Public Service Hospital, Staten Island, NY

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UC San Diego Health

Regents of the University of California

UC San Diego Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.66 out of 5 stars based on 223 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Lawrence E. Kline, DO, FACP from all over the web to help you find the right in San Diego, CA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Mallinckrodt LLC	$438 ACTHAR $438
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$209 SYMBICORT $132	FASENRA $77
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$104 Brovana $104
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$94 BREO $69	ANORO $25
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$64 COMBIVENT RESPIMAT $50	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $15
Other	$221 Xyrem $49	OPSUMIT MACITENTAN $36	CardioMEMS HF System $34	Silenor $29	NUVIGIL $17	Other $56

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,094
Education	$36

Biography

Dr. Lawrence Kline sees patients in San Diego, CA. His medical specialties are general practice, pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease), and sleep medicine. He is rated highly by his patients. He has indicated that his clinical interests include sleep apnea. Dr. Kline's professional affiliations include UC San Diego Health and Regents of the University of California. He studied medicine at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.