Laura Buchanan Doerfler, M.D.
Dermatology Physician · Winston Salem, NC
Laura Buchanan Doerfler, M.D. is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and NPI 1801158027, issued on Jun 13, 2012. Check the license (North Carolina 183254, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Buchanan Doerfler
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License numbers
- 183254 NC
01078691A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Medical Center Blvd, Winston Salem, NC 27157
- Phone
- (336) 716-3000
- Enumerated
- Jun 13, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jun 7, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181001003421); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laura Buchanan Doerfler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 183254Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
359 Medicare Part D claims for 239 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 55 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate110 claims
- Cephalexin66 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen50 claims
- Fluorouracil35 claims
- Mupirocin25 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide16 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): 98.3 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: $25.56
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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
- Wake Forest University Health SciencesWinston Salem, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura Buchanan Doerfler among 507 dermatology physician records in North Carolina
Laura Buchanan Doerfler, M.D. is one of 507 dermatology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 70% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2006 among the 376 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 507 dermatology physician records in North Carolina.
All 507 in North Carolina → Every provider in Winston Salem → Dermatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christine Ahn, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571588077747
- Nathan Bowers, MD, PH.D.Winston Salem, NC 271571730676669
- James Williams, M.D.Asheboro, NC 272031376545301
- Sarah WilliamsAsheboro, NC 272031093391484
- Alan Klein, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271061497756647
- Zeynep Akkurt, MDWinston Salem, NC 271041982118782
- John Edminister, MDWinston Salem, NC 271041265060404
- Steven Feldman, MDWinston Salem, NC 271041720063175
Common questions
What is Laura Buchanan Doerfler, M.D.'s NPI number?
Laura Buchanan Doerfler, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801158027, issued on Jun 13, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Buchanan Doerfler, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Medical Center Blvd, Winston Salem, NC, 27157. Phone: (336) 716-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Buchanan Doerfler, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 183254, 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 Buchanan Doerfler, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura Buchanan Doerfler, M.D. had 359 Medicare Part D claims for 239 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Laura Buchanan Doerfler, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.3 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.