NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Cynthia Lauer

Surgery Physician · Charlotte, NC

Cynthia Lauer is a surgery physician with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1578644969, issued on Oct 18, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2011-00648, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578644969
Name
Cynthia Lauer
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
2011-00648 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1350 S Kings Dr, Charlotte, NC 28207
Phone
(704) 446-1255
Enumerated
Oct 18, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 12, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140702001994); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 1350 S Kings Dr

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

  1. Sarah Abt, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1730853151
  2. Lisa Ahlberg, NPNurse Practitioner1184957946
  3. Chelsea Ahrens, PAPhysician Assistant1710365762
  4. Jacob Alexander, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1215878079
  5. Lara AlexanderStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1326742594
  6. Maram Alkhatib, MDInternal Medicine Physician1659639516

Verify Cynthia Lauer in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

12 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Cynthia Lauer12
  2. Specialty average147

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.

Industry payments in 2024: $1,352.66

16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Cynthia Lauer$1,352.66
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Carolinas Medical CenterCharlotte, NC
  2. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital AuthorityCharlotte, NC

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

Cynthia Lauer among 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina

Cynthia Lauer is one of 1,170 surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 77% 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 15% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2004 among the 773 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Matthew Alter, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282071558367235
  2. Jason Burgess, MDCharlotte, NC 282071043201361
  3. Ashley Christmas, MDCharlotte, NC 282071811928500
  4. Charles Collin, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282071790721371
  5. Roger Denny, MDCharlotte, NC 282071295766996
  6. Lon Eskind, MDCharlotte, NC 282071689605305
  7. William Geissinger, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282071063498772
  8. Timothy Kuwada, MDCharlotte, NC 282071114954591

Common questions

What is Cynthia Lauer's NPI number?

Cynthia Lauer's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578644969, issued on Oct 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Cynthia Lauer located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1350 S Kings Dr, Charlotte, NC, 28207. Phone: (704) 446-1255. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Cynthia Lauer's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2011-00648, 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 Cynthia Lauer prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Cynthia Lauer had 12 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.