Andrew Jay Laster, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Charlotte, NC
Andrew Jay Laster, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1669428488, issued on May 25, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 26557, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Andrew Jay Laster
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 26557 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1918 Randolph RD, Charlotte, NC 28207
- Phone
- (704) 342-0252
- Enumerated
- May 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 25, 2023
- Fax
- (980) 533-7801
- Medicaid ID
- 8951082 NC
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Andrew Jay Laster in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 26557Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% more Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
3,078 Medicare Part D claims for 450 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 111 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone526 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate363 claims
- Methotrexate337 claims
- Leflunomide182 claims
- Leucovorin Calcium176 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl130 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $3,546.61
87 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Andrew Jay Laster among 234 rheumatology physician records in North Carolina
Andrew Jay Laster, MD is one of 234 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 68% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 234 rheumatology physician records in North Carolina.
All 234 in North Carolina → Every provider in Charlotte → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Kipnis, MDCharlotte, NC 282071750337572
- Gary Maniloff, MDCharlotte, NC 282071750336343
- Leslie Ranken, MDCharlotte, NC 282071083743074
- Charles Seehorn, MDCharlotte, NC 282071528013109
- Jane Box, MDCharlotte, NC 282101467436220
- Patrick Box, MDCharlotte, NC 282101720062508
- John Brendese, M.D., FACRCharlotte, NC 282041407841901
- Sahithi Jarugula, MBBSCharlotte, NC 282101215228655
Common questions
What is Andrew Jay Laster, MD's NPI number?
Andrew Jay Laster, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669428488, issued on May 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Andrew Jay Laster, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1918 Randolph RD, Charlotte, NC, 28207. Phone: (704) 342-0252. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Andrew Jay Laster, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 26557, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Andrew Jay Laster, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Andrew Jay Laster, MD had 3,078 Medicare Part D claims for 450 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Andrew Jay Laster, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.