Laura Hattox Costas, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Lexington, KY
Laura Hattox Costas, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Lexington, Kentucky, and NPI 1356575179, issued on May 7, 2009. Check the license (Kentucky R2219, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Hattox Costas
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- R2219 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- University OF Kentucky And Affiliates, Lexington, KY 40536
- Phone
- (512) 415-4461
- Enumerated
- May 7, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160108000168); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas A & M University System, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laura Hattox Costas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license R2219Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
158 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 26 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt14 claims
- Cephalexin13 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen13 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine11 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Emergency Medicine Services OF TX, PLLCSan Antonio, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura Hattox Costas among 903 emergency medicine physician records in Kentucky
Laura Hattox Costas, MD is one of 903 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 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 2009, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 56% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2011 among the 557 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
211 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Lexington
They are 211 of the 14,031 NPPES records with a practice address in Lexington, and 903 emergency medicine physician records in Kentucky.
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Common questions
What is Laura Hattox Costas, MD's NPI number?
Laura Hattox Costas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356575179, issued on May 7, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Hattox Costas, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at University OF Kentucky And Affiliates, Lexington, KY, 40536. Phone: (512) 415-4461. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Hattox Costas, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number R2219, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Laura Hattox Costas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura Hattox Costas, MD had 158 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.