NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brooke Villanueva Laughter

Internal Medicine Physician · Middlesboro, KY

Brooke Villanueva Laughter is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Middlesboro, Kentucky, and NPI 1316365919, issued on Apr 1, 2014. Check the license (Kentucky 04189, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1316365919
Name
Brooke Villanueva Laughter
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
04189 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3600 Cumberland Ave, Middlesboro, KY 40965
Phone
(606) 242-1100
Enumerated
Apr 1, 2014
Record last updated
Aug 6, 2026
Fax
(606) 248-1018
Medicaid ID
7100481130 KY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170908002886); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3600 Cumberland Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. James Bazzi, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1164443271
  2. Catherine Brown, RDRegistered Dietitian1851768774
  3. Brooke Burchfield, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1689066243
  4. Hubert Dunn, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1962090035
  5. Deborah Gever, MDPediatrics Physician1124039953
  6. Chris Harris, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1346400835

Verify Brooke Villanueva Laughter in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

610 Medicare Part D claims for 200 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 36 claims were for opioids.

  1. Brooke Laughter610
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium35 claims
  2. Cefuroxime30 claims
  3. Levofloxacin30 claims
  4. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass29 claims
  5. Furosemide26 claims
  6. Methylprednisolone26 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.4 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score76.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $23.19

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Brooke Laughter$23.19
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Appalachian Regional Healthcare IncMiddlesboro, KY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Brooke Villanueva Laughter among 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky

Brooke Villanueva Laughter is one of 1,526 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 71% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 71% of these records are older, 27% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2006 among the 1,025 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

8 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Middlesboro

They are 8 of the 185 NPPES records with a practice address in Middlesboro, and 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Patrick Ball, DOMiddlesboro, KY 409651265884696
  2. Neil Barry, MDMiddlesboro, KY 409651235125972
  3. Jeremiah Brooks, M.D.Middlesboro, KY 409651154315075
  4. Thomas Epperson, MDMiddlesboro, KY 409651184605966
  5. Charles Moore, MDMiddlesboro, KY 409651003816372
  6. Nitinkumar Patel, MDMiddlesboro, KY 409651265407241
  7. Lovie Stallworth, M.D.Middlesboro, KY 409651013998327
  8. Anita Cornett, MDManchester, KY 409621770553463

Common questions

What is Brooke Villanueva Laughter's NPI number?

Brooke Villanueva Laughter's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316365919, issued on Apr 1, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brooke Villanueva Laughter located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3600 Cumberland Ave, Middlesboro, KY, 40965. Phone: (606) 242-1100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brooke Villanueva Laughter's license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 04189, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Brooke Villanueva Laughter prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brooke Villanueva Laughter had 610 Medicare Part D claims for 200 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Brooke Villanueva Laughter's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.4 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.

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