NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Laura Elizabeth Carter, FNP-BC

Family Nurse Practitioner · Valdosta, GA

Laura Elizabeth Carter, FNP-BC is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Valdosta, Georgia, and NPI 1417621475, issued on Aug 3, 2021. Check the license (Georgia NP159709, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1417621475
Name
Laura Elizabeth Carter
Credential
FNP-BC
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
NP159709 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6188 Rowland RD, Valdosta, GA 31601
Phone
(229) 834-9572
Enumerated
Aug 3, 2021
Record last updated
Oct 10, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220308001780); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

675 Medicare Part D claims for 328 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Laura Carter675
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone118 claims
  2. Azithromycin70 claims
  3. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass64 claims
  4. Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride64 claims
  5. Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro34 claims
  6. Fluconazole27 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): 78.4 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score58.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%66.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $65.57

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Laura Carter$65.57
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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

  1. Tift Regional Health System IncAdel, GA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Laura Elizabeth Carter among 8,635 family nurse practitioner records in Georgia

Laura Elizabeth Carter, FNP-BC is one of 8,635 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Georgia. 74% 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 68% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 68% of these records are older, 26% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2018 among the 4,544 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

118 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Valdosta

They are 118 of the 1,830 NPPES records with a practice address in Valdosta, and 8,635 family nurse practitioner records in Georgia.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Debra Adams, A.P.R.NValdosta, GA 316011124195672
  2. Hannah Cheek, FNP-CValdosta, GA 316011316573934
  3. Jasmine Dawson, FNP-CValdosta, GA 316011770294407
  4. Charlie Godfrey, A.P.R.N.Valdosta, GA 316011558427419
  5. Cristi Godwin, NP-CValdosta, GA 316011407824832
  6. Ebony Hillmon-Scruggs, DNP, FNP-CValdosta, GA 316011164953675
  7. Katrina Horne, FNPValdosta, GA 316011962017368
  8. Jadan McGhin, N.P.Valdosta, GA 316011508949074

Common questions

What is Laura Elizabeth Carter, FNP-BC's NPI number?

Laura Elizabeth Carter, FNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417621475, issued on Aug 3, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Laura Elizabeth Carter, FNP-BC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6188 Rowland RD, Valdosta, GA, 31601. Phone: (229) 834-9572. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Laura Elizabeth Carter, FNP-BC's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number NP159709, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Laura Elizabeth Carter, FNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Laura Elizabeth Carter, FNP-BC had 675 Medicare Part D claims for 328 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Laura Elizabeth Carter, FNP-BC's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.4 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.