Laura Celeste Black, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · West Hartford, CT
Laura Celeste Black, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in West Hartford, Connecticut, and NPI 1124388129, issued on May 23, 2012. Check the license on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Celeste Black
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD14897 RI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 336 N Main St, West Hartford, CT 06117
- Phone
- (860) 232-4891
- Enumerated
- May 23, 2012
- Record last updated
- May 15, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (860) 236-1016
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180530000503); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Vermont College Of Medicine, 2012
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laura Celeste Black in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
3,874 Medicare Part D claims for 333 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 61 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium305 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate233 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium168 claims
- Lisinopril160 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium109 claims
- Gabapentin99 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): 93.6 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Hartford Healthcare Medical Group IncWest Hartford, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura Celeste Black among 2,623 internal medicine physician records in Connecticut
Laura Celeste Black, M.D. is one of 2,623 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 67% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2004 among the 1,646 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 61% 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 Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
51 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in West Hartford
They are 51 of the 1,653 NPPES records with a practice address in West Hartford, and 2,623 internal medicine physician records in Connecticut.
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Common questions
What is Laura Celeste Black, M.D.'s NPI number?
Laura Celeste Black, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124388129, issued on May 23, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Celeste Black, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 336 N Main St, West Hartford, CT, 06117. Phone: (860) 232-4891. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Celeste Black, M.D.'s license?
Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Laura Celeste Black, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura Celeste Black, M.D. had 3,874 Medicare Part D claims for 333 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Laura Celeste Black, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.6 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.
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.