Laura Nicole Carlson, PA-C
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Arden, NC
Laura Nicole Carlson, PA-C is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Arden, North Carolina, and NPI 1669140190, issued on Aug 31, 2021. Check the license (North Carolina 0010-11426, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Nicole Carlson
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 0010-11426 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2585 Hendersonville RD, Arden, NC 28704
- Phone
- (828) 258-8800
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2021
- Record last updated
- Dec 5, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241212003947); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2585 Hendersonville RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Laura Nicole Carlson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 0010-11426Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
273 Medicare Part D claims for 104 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 97 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl86 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl81 claims
- Cephalexin31 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl23 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $27.16
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Heron Therapeutics, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Orthopedic Centers OF Colorado LLCAurora, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura Nicole Carlson among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina
Laura Nicole Carlson, PA-C is one of 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 97% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 97% of these records are older, 1% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2003 among the 677 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Arden
They are 6 of the 441 NPPES records with a practice address in Arden, and 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 977 in North Carolina → Every provider in Arden → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stephen David, M.D.Arden, NC 287041982644225
- Benjamin Davis, M.D.Arden, NC 287041124481379
- Steven Greene, MDArden, NC 287041194353599
- Christopher Lindsay, MDArden, NC 287041205364296
- Myron Smith, M.D.Arden, NC 287041306886296
- Robert Eaton, MDBrevard, NC 287121962413435
- Angus Graham, MDBrevard, NC 287121417950825
- Mark Lemel, MDBrevard, NC 287121114920519
Common questions
What is Laura Nicole Carlson, PA-C's NPI number?
Laura Nicole Carlson, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669140190, issued on Aug 31, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Nicole Carlson, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2585 Hendersonville RD, Arden, NC, 28704. Phone: (828) 258-8800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Nicole Carlson, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 0010-11426, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Laura Nicole Carlson, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura Nicole Carlson, PA-C had 273 Medicare Part D claims for 104 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Laura Nicole Carlson, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.