NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Laura Drake, PA-C

Medical Physician Assistant · Takoma Park, MD

Laura Drake, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Takoma Park, Maryland, and NPI 1568827582, issued on Dec 17, 2015. Check the license (Maryland C0005854, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1568827582
Name
Laura Drake
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License number
C0005854 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7610 Carroll Ave Ste 400, Takoma Park, MD 20912
Phone
(301) 891-6141
Enumerated
Dec 17, 2015
Record last updated
Dec 17, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220919001177); 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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Also registered at 7610 Carroll Ave Ste 400

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Oyindamola Ajewole, MDPediatrics Physician1033601646
  2. Michelle Berman, LDNRegistered Dietitian1144081670
  3. Kathleen Breuninger, MSN, MPH, CPNP-PCPediatric Nurse Practitioner1912478199
  4. Ruth Hernandez Montiel, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1194212589
  5. Maham Khan, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1699117168
  6. Sherrybel Mendoza-Biswas, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1558825075

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Sterling Provider GroupRichmond, UT

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

Laura Drake among 871 medical physician assistant records in Maryland

Laura Drake, PA-C is one of 871 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Maryland. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 70% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 70% of these records are older, 25% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2012 among the 469 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Medical Physician Assistant providers in Maryland

There are 871 medical physician assistant records in Maryland.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Tensaye Aynalem, PATakoma Park, MD 209121972570059
  2. Zelda Bennett, PA-CTakoma Park, MD 209121982876868
  3. Jackelyn Farrell, P.A.Takoma Park, MD 209121366727299
  4. Ruth Hernandez Montiel, PA-CTakoma Park, MD 209121194212589
  5. Brinton Jackson, P.A.Takoma Park, MD 209121154551844
  6. Kristen Terpay, P.A.Takoma Park, MD 209121720362619
  7. Mary Vincent, MPH, PA-CTakoma Park, MD 209121376668269
  8. Jill Heckendorf, PA-CSilver Spring, MD 209101306249842

Common questions

What is Laura Drake, PA-C's NPI number?

Laura Drake, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568827582, issued on Dec 17, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Laura Drake, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7610 Carroll Ave Ste 400, Takoma Park, MD, 20912. Phone: (301) 891-6141. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Laura Drake, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number C0005854, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.