Laura Thorne Ekka, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Raleigh, NC
Laura Thorne Ekka, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Raleigh, North Carolina, and NPI 1649599598, issued on May 18, 2010. Check the license (North Carolina 2014-00284, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Thorne Ekka
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 2014-00284 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4801 Glenwood Ave Ste 200, Raleigh, NC 27612
- Phone
- (919) 235-6400
- Enumerated
- May 18, 2010
- Record last updated
- May 5, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140903001330); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laura Thorne Ekka in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2014-00284Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
3,692 Medicare Part D claims for 307 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium198 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate176 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium166 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium151 claims
- Losartan Potassium144 claims
- Lisinopril141 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: $38.71
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncCary, NC
- Wake Specialty Physicians LLCRaleigh, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura Thorne Ekka among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Laura Thorne Ekka, MD is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 64% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
315 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Raleigh
They are 315 of the 16,309 NPPES records with a practice address in Raleigh, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Laura Thorne Ekka, MD's NPI number?
Laura Thorne Ekka, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649599598, issued on May 18, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Thorne Ekka, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4801 Glenwood Ave Ste 200, Raleigh, NC, 27612. Phone: (919) 235-6400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Thorne Ekka, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2014-00284, 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 Thorne Ekka, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura Thorne Ekka, MD had 3,692 Medicare Part D claims for 307 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.