NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Donald J. Lauer, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Phoenix, AZ

Donald J. Lauer, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1528076049, issued on Aug 3, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 28479, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1528076049
Name
Donald J. Lauer
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
28479 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
350 W Thomas RD, Phoenix, AZ 85013
Phone
(602) 406-3000
Enumerated
Aug 3, 2006
Record last updated
May 8, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(602) 406-7165
Medicaid ID
544602 AZ
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050111000361); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Tulane University School Of Medicine, 1996
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 350 W Thomas RD

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

  1. Carolyn AbrahamSpeech-Language Pathologist1275811176
  2. Abdullah Abu KarInternal Medicine Physician1407239718
  3. Melanie Adarme Sanchez, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1780444257
  4. Christine Adham, DOAnesthesiology Physician1679953202
  5. Caitlyn Adley, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1760849079
  6. Rexhina Ago, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1568302065

Verify Donald J. Lauer in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona 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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9% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

206 Medicare Part D claims for 141 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 33 claims were for opioids.

  1. Donald Lauer206
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen21 claims
  2. Ibuprofen17 claims
  3. Prednisone12 claims
  4. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass11 claims
  5. Methocarbamol11 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $378.14

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Donald Lauer$378.14
  2. Specialty average$953.79

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. Empower St Josephs PLLCPhoenix, AZ

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

Donald J. Lauer among 1,494 emergency medicine physician records in Arizona

Donald J. Lauer, MD is one of 1,494 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 79% 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 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 62% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2014 among the 828 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2009 · 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 207P00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

394 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Phoenix

They are 394 of the 31,399 NPPES records with a practice address in Phoenix, and 1,494 emergency medicine physician records in Arizona.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ann Andonyan, MDPhoenix, AZ 850131871500496
  2. Anne Burns, MDPhoenix, AZ 850131710995345
  3. Robert French, MDPhoenix, AZ 850131093723637
  4. Scott Kassing, MDPhoenix, AZ 850131588672141
  5. Anita King, MDPhoenix, AZ 850131275541856
  6. Mark Krich, MDPhoenix, AZ 850131144238767
  7. Julie Massoud, DOPhoenix, AZ 850131538177092
  8. Keith Power, MDPhoenix, AZ 850131316955800

Common questions

What is Donald J. Lauer, MD's NPI number?

Donald J. Lauer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528076049, issued on Aug 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Donald J. Lauer, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 350 W Thomas RD, Phoenix, AZ, 85013. Phone: (602) 406-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Donald J. Lauer, MD's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 28479, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Donald J. Lauer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Donald J. Lauer, MD had 206 Medicare Part D claims for 141 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.