Laura L. Downey, M.D.
Specialist · West Orange, NJ
Laura L. Downey, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in West Orange, New Jersey, and NPI 1215932553, issued on Jun 14, 2005. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA06379800, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura L. Downey
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 25MA06379800 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 741 Northfield Ave, West Orange, NJ 07052
- Phone
- (973) 243-0600
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 20, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 6935907 NJ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040708001287); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York Medical College, 1989
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laura L. Downey in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this profession
Search for license 25MA06379800Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% more Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
1,975 Medicare Part D claims for 594 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 50 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Montelukast Sodium305 claims
- Ipratropium Bromide178 claims
- Ofloxacin109 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate97 claims
- Prednisone90 claims
- Ciprofloxacin-Dexamethasone72 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): 79.3 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: $250.03
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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
- Associates IN Otolaryngology OF NJ, LLCWest Orange, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura L. Downey among 1,636 specialist records in New Jersey
Laura L. Downey, M.D. is one of 1,636 specialist records with a practice address in New Jersey. 38% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 38% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 1989 among the 474 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 83% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
24 specialist records list a practice address in West Orange
They are 24 of the 1,370 NPPES records with a practice address in West Orange, and 1,636 specialist records in New Jersey.
All 1,636 in New Jersey → Every provider in West Orange → Specialist nationwide →
The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Charles Bowers, M.D.West Orange, NJ 070521659373926
- Aruna Desai, MDWest Orange, NJ 070521518985795
- Robert Fieldman, M.D.West Orange, NJ 070521992700223
- Vitaly Fishbein, MDWest Orange, NJ 070521467410381
- Steven Fiske, M.D.West Orange, NJ 070521093754236
- Joseph Fretta, MDWest Orange, NJ 070521538113626
- Geraldine Gomez, M.D.West Orange, NJ 070521437149580
- Norman Holzberg, M.D.West Orange, NJ 070521689679904
Common questions
What is Laura L. Downey, M.D.'s NPI number?
Laura L. Downey, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215932553, issued on Jun 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura L. Downey, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 741 Northfield Ave, West Orange, NJ, 07052. Phone: (973) 243-0600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura L. Downey, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA06379800, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Laura L. Downey, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura L. Downey, M.D. had 1,975 Medicare Part D claims for 594 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Laura L. Downey, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.3 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.