NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Laura Joy Elders, FNP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Grand Rapids, MI

Laura Joy Elders, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and NPI 1134974447, issued on Apr 19, 2024. Check the license (Michigan F04240530, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan 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
1134974447
Name
Laura Joy Elders
Credential
FNP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
F04240530 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
275 Michigan St NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Phone
(616) 267-0800
Enumerated
Apr 19, 2024
Record last updated
Mar 6, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240520002537); 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 275 Michigan St NE

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

  1. Shan Abbas, M.D.Epilepsy Physician1730362674
  2. Esam Abobaker, DONeurology Physician1225770639
  3. Asad Ahrar, MDVascular Neurology Physician1861919722
  4. Shruti Anand, MDGeriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1063908416
  5. Mara Arnett, PA-CPhysician Assistant1841692001
  6. Charles Asbury, D.O.Epilepsy Physician1114378692

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan 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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53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

612 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 118 claims were for opioids.

  1. Laura Elders612
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen51 claims
  2. Clonazepam37 claims
  3. Prednisone25 claims
  4. Cephalexin21 claims
  5. Oxycodone Hcl18 claims
  6. Methadone Hcl17 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: $166.29

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Laura Elders$166.29
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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

  1. Spectrum Health HospitalsGrand Rapids, MI

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

Laura Joy Elders among 5,356 family nurse practitioner records in Michigan

Laura Joy Elders, FNP is one of 5,356 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Michigan. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2024, is newer than 86% of them.

  • NPI issued2024 · 86% of these records are older, 8% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2024 · median 2019 among the 3,254 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

290 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Grand Rapids

They are 290 of the 18,005 NPPES records with a practice address in Grand Rapids, and 5,356 family nurse practitioner records in Michigan.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Laura Ackerman, CFNPGrand Rapids, MI 495031063449585
  2. Joann Baar, FNPGrand Rapids, MI 495031063436533
  3. Julie Bekius, FNPGrand Rapids, MI 495031629068309
  4. Sarah Boomstra, NPGrand Rapids, MI 495031215977509
  5. Christine Dunnuck, NPGrand Rapids, MI 495031487666749
  6. Teresa Farah, NPGrand Rapids, MI 495031235158080
  7. Daniel Hoekstra, NPGrand Rapids, MI 495031205941622
  8. Shannon Iakiri, N.P.Grand Rapids, MI 495031821021098

Common questions

What is Laura Joy Elders, FNP's NPI number?

Laura Joy Elders, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134974447, issued on Apr 19, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Laura Joy Elders, FNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 275 Michigan St NE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503. Phone: (616) 267-0800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Laura Joy Elders, FNP's license?

NPPES lists Michigan license number F04240530, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Laura Joy Elders, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Laura Joy Elders, FNP had 612 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.