Karlee Lau Loftin, MD
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Birmingham, AL
Karlee Lau Loftin, MD is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1588007686, issued on Apr 9, 2013. Check the license (Alabama MD.36980, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karlee Lau Loftin
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License number
- MD.36980 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1717 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- Phone
- (800) 822-8816
- Enumerated
- Apr 9, 2013
- Record last updated
- Dec 11, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191008000982); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karlee Lau Loftin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.36980Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024
129 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 88 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl50 claims
- Tramadol Hcl33 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: $72.91
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ermi Inc. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University OF Alabama Health Services Foundation, PCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karlee Lau Loftin among 30 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Alabama
Karlee Lau Loftin, MD is one of 30 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 93% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 67% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2011 among the 26 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Alabama
There are 30 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Alabama.
All 30 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Erin RansomBirmingham, AL 352331821433665
- Matthew Anderson, MDBirmingham, AL 352351093338618
- Joseph Ingram, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352351174889885
- Christopher Thomson, MDBirmingham, AL 352431174793020
- Ekkehard Bonatz, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352441164470381
- Michael Smith, M.D.Hoover, AL 352441396061479
- Jonathon Whitehead, MDHoover, AL 352441053970228
- Christopher Beaumont, MDBirmingham, AL 352051114381548
Common questions
What is Karlee Lau Loftin, MD's NPI number?
Karlee Lau Loftin, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588007686, issued on Apr 9, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karlee Lau Loftin, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1717 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (800) 822-8816. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karlee Lau Loftin, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.36980, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Karlee Lau Loftin, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karlee Lau Loftin, MD had 129 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. 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.