Laura Patricia Diefendorf, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Henderson, NC
Laura Patricia Diefendorf, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Henderson, North Carolina, and NPI 1588822118, issued on May 30, 2008. Check the license (North Carolina 2012-00449, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Patricia Diefendorf
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 2012-00449 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 480 Ruin Creek RD, Henderson, NC 27536
- Phone
- (252) 492-3152
- Enumerated
- May 30, 2008
- Record last updated
- Mar 3, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (252) 430-1928
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120918000491); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 480 Ruin Creek RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Stephany Alva, MHS, PA-CPhysician Assistant1134941180
- Jessica Bitencourt, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1619400744
- Mary Blessing, AGPCNP-BCPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1306245964
- Celia Brinker, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1528258852
- Carson Davis, PAPhysician Assistant1457223604
- William Dennis, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1760446892
Verify Laura Patricia Diefendorf in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2012-00449Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
11,338 Medicare Part D claims for 778 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 62 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate632 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium593 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide396 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium395 claims
- Losartan Potassium375 claims
- Gabapentin349 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
- Duke University Affiliated Physicians, Inc.Durham, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
8 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Henderson
They are 8 of the 473 NPPES records with a practice address in Henderson, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Laura Patricia Diefendorf, MD's NPI number?
Laura Patricia Diefendorf, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588822118, issued on May 30, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Patricia Diefendorf, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 480 Ruin Creek RD, Henderson, NC, 27536. Phone: (252) 492-3152. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Patricia Diefendorf, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2012-00449, 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 Patricia Diefendorf, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura Patricia Diefendorf, MD had 11,338 Medicare Part D claims for 778 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.