Laura Verkest Dwyer, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Santa Fe, NM
Laura Verkest Dwyer, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and NPI 1801020847, issued on May 5, 2009. Check the license (New Mexico MD2017-0868, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Verkest Dwyer
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD2017-0868 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 901 W Alameda St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
- Phone
- (505) 955-9454
- Enumerated
- May 5, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2026
- Fax
- (505) 982-6298
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171102002841); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laura Verkest Dwyer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license MD2017-0868Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
815 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium71 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa52 claims
- Lisinopril37 claims
- Biktarvy36 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide33 claims
- Nifedipine Er32 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: $26.65
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was ViiV Healthcare Company. 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 one group practice
- Heartland Alliance HealthChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura Verkest Dwyer among 1,287 family medicine physician records in New Mexico
Laura Verkest Dwyer, MD is one of 1,287 family medicine physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 61% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2008 among the 727 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
122 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Santa Fe
They are 122 of the 4,551 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Fe, and 1,287 family medicine physician records in New Mexico.
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Common questions
What is Laura Verkest Dwyer, MD's NPI number?
Laura Verkest Dwyer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801020847, issued on May 5, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Verkest Dwyer, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 901 W Alameda St, Santa Fe, NM, 87501. Phone: (505) 955-9454. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Verkest Dwyer, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2017-0868, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico Medical Board at https://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Laura Verkest Dwyer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura Verkest Dwyer, MD had 815 Medicare Part D claims for 54 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.