NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Medical Oncology Physician NPI 1932633617
Verify on CMS → Laura Alder
Medical Oncology Physician in Durham, North Carolina.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 4,028 in Medical Oncology Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
431
Medicare Part D claims · 81 beneficiaries · Medical Oncology Physician avg: 732
Generic prescribing
84%
generic claims · 16% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$2.8K
14 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Laura Alder filed 431 Medicare Part D claims in 2024 as a Medical Oncology Physician in Durham, North Carolina, prescribing 84% generic.
- 431
- Part D claims, 2024
- 84%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥61st
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Laura Alder
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1932633617), first enumerated 04/19/2017.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 431 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$2.8K in reported industry payments (14 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1932633617 · Medical Oncology Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-RECENT · TAX-NARROW · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1932633617
- ENUM-RECENT 2017
- TAX-NARROW 4,028
- RX-LIGHT 431
- BOOK-THIN 108 in North Carolina
- PHOTO-ENUM Sabrina Powers · 2017
Laura Alder's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
431 ≥ 61st percentile 61% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Laura Alder practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Laura Alder?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Medical Oncology Physician
Medicare Part D claims
431 41% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in North Carolina
How Medical Oncology Physician compares to other specialties among North Carolina providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Medical Oncology Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1932633617 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Medical Oncology Physician |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 04/19/2017 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Laura Alder bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Duke Health Integrated Practice Inc
Raleigh, NC
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Laura Alder. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$2.8K
Largest payer
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
Laura Alder - brand share 16.0%
Medical Oncology Physician average
16% brand-name claims vs 84% generic, on 431 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
431
Total Claims
$669K
Total Drug Cost
81
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 554
- Total Day Supply
- 12,859
- Brand vs Generic
- 16% brand / 84% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $664K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $5K
- Opioid Claims
- 42 (9.7% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 36
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 74.1 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 2.41
- Gender Split
- 56% female / 44% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Laura Alder prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Prochlorperazine M…
Prochlorperazine Maleate
44 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl
Oxycodone Hcl
27 claims
- Tagrisso
Tagrisso
27 claims
- Lorazepam
Lorazepam
26 claims
- Ondansetron Odt
Ondansetron Odt
26 claims
- Olanzapine
Olanzapine
21 claims
- Dexamethasone
Dexamethasone
20 claims
- Furosemide
Furosemide
19 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Prochlorperazine Maleate | 44 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 27 |
| Tagrisso Osimertinib Mesylate | 27 |
| Lorazepam | 26 |
| Ondansetron Odt Ondansetron | 26 |
| Olanzapine | 21 |
| Dexamethasone | 20 |
| Furosemide | 19 |
| Potassium Chloride | 16 |
| Azithromycin | 13 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Medical Oncology Physician Overview
How Laura Alder fits within the Medical Oncology Physician landscape nationally.
4,028
Medical Oncology Physician Providers in US
53
States with Medical Oncology Physician
732
Avg Claims per Provider
Laura Alder's 431 claims are below the specialty average of 732.
Nationwide Medical Oncology Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Alder, both outside North Carolina so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2017)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Medical Oncology Physician Providers in North Carolina
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in North Carolina, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Alder.
One of 108 Medical Oncology Physician providers enrolled in North Carolina, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Amy Abernethy
M.D.
Durham, NC
Dr. Neeraj Agrawal
MD
Raleigh, NC
Dr. Maleka Ahmed
MD
Lumberton, NC
Dr. Carey Anders
M.D.
Chapel Hill, NC
Dr. Andrew Armstrong
MD
Durham, NC
Compare Medical Oncology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Laura Alder's specialty? ▼
Laura Alder specializes in Medical Oncology Physician and practices in Durham, North Carolina.
How much does Laura Alder prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Laura Alder wrote 431 Medicare Part D claims totaling $669K in drug costs for 81 beneficiaries.
Where is Laura Alder located? ▼
Laura Alder is located at 20 DUKE MEDICINE CIR, Durham, NC, 27710. Phone: (919) 681-9509.
What is Laura Alder's NPI number? ▼
Laura Alder's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932633617, issued on 04/19/2017.
Does Laura Alder prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Laura Alder's prescribing is 16% brand-name and 84% generic drugs by claim count, with $664K in brand drug costs.
Does Laura Alder prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Laura Alder had 42 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 9.7%.
How many Medical Oncology Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 4,028 Medical Oncology Physician providers across 53 states in the US. The average Medical Oncology Physician provider writes 732 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Laura Alder prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Laura Alder's most frequently prescribed drugs include Prochlorperazine Maleate, Oxycodone Hcl, Tagrisso. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Laura Alder accept Medicare? ▼
Laura Alder appears in CMS Medicare data with 431 Part D claims and 81 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Laura Alder's credentials? ▼
Laura Alder's NPI is 1932633617. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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