NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Laura Wilmes Brown, D.D.S.

General Practice Dentistry · Des Moines, IA

Laura Wilmes Brown, D.D.S. is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1649651795, issued on Jun 15, 2015. Check the license (Iowa 09268, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; 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
1649651795
Name
Laura Wilmes Brown
Credential
D.D.S.
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
License numbers
09268 IA
7211 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5921 SE 14TH St Ste 1500, Des Moines, IA 50320
Phone
(515) 285-4759
Enumerated
Jun 15, 2015
Record last updated
Oct 1, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 5921 SE 14TH St Ste 1500

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

  1. Morgan Lauer, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1972172385

Verify Laura Wilmes Brown in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
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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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67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024

27 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Laura Brown27
  2. Specialty average83

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin11 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: $13.40

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Dentsply Sirona Inc. The 41,669 providers of this specialty with any payment received $597.01 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Laura Brown$13.40
  2. Specialty average$597.01

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

Laura Wilmes Brown among 1,239 general practice dentistry records in Iowa

Laura Wilmes Brown, D.D.S. is one of 1,239 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in Iowa. 61% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 75% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 75% of these records are older, 23% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2019 · 76% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

92 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Des Moines

They are 92 of the 5,538 NPPES records with a practice address in Des Moines, and 1,239 general practice dentistry records in Iowa.

The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Tae Barto, D.D.S.Des Moines, IA 503201356578975
  2. Poojitha Chandrasekhar, DDSDes Moines, IA 503201962708743
  3. Keith Colwell, DDSDes Moines, IA 503201114098340
  4. Parker Drake, DDSDes Moines, IA 503201588279350
  5. Adrian Fisher, DDSDes Moines, IA 503201235582644
  6. Kael Hoflen, DDSDes Moines, IA 503201386522647
  7. Nick Hooker, D.D.S.Des Moines, IA 503201477601094
  8. Morgan Lauer, DDSDes Moines, IA 503201972172385

Common questions

What is Laura Wilmes Brown, D.D.S.'s NPI number?

Laura Wilmes Brown, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649651795, issued on Jun 15, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Laura Wilmes Brown, D.D.S. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5921 SE 14TH St Ste 1500, Des Moines, IA, 50320. Phone: (515) 285-4759. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Laura Wilmes Brown, D.D.S.'s license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number 09268, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Laura Wilmes Brown, D.D.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Laura Wilmes Brown, D.D.S. had 27 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. 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.