Laura E. Dressel, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Candler, NC
Laura E. Dressel, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Candler, North Carolina, and NPI 1528001898, issued on Jun 14, 2006. Check the license on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura E. Dressel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD2006-0688 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1219 Smoky Park Hwy, Candler, NC 28715
- Phone
- (828) 258-8681
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 19, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 253-4830
- Medicaid ID
- 62430378 NM
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071201000121); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2003
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1219 Smoky Park Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Todd Hodges, MDFamily Medicine Physician1922232941
- Cameron Kurowski, MDFamily Medicine Physician1174584437
Verify Laura E. Dressel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
9,034 Medicare Part D claims for 559 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 597 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium317 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate298 claims
- Tramadol Hcl266 claims
- Omeprazole257 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium253 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium235 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $971.04
53 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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 2 group practices
- Proactive Therapy OF North Carolina IncMarion, NC
- The Family Health Centers PAAsheville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
14 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Candler
They are 14 of the 200 NPPES records with a practice address in Candler, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
All 14 in Candler → All 4,953 in North Carolina → Every provider in Candler →
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- Mark Abel, M.D.Rocky Mount, NC1225180961
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Common questions
What is Laura E. Dressel, MD's NPI number?
Laura E. Dressel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528001898, issued on Jun 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura E. Dressel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1219 Smoky Park Hwy, Candler, NC, 28715. Phone: (828) 258-8681. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura E. Dressel, MD's license?
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 E. Dressel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura E. Dressel, MD had 9,034 Medicare Part D claims for 559 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.