Laura L. Ernst, PA
Surgical Physician Assistant · Lexington, SC
Laura L. Ernst, PA is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Lexington, South Carolina, and NPI 1407043789, issued on Oct 1, 2007. Check the license (South Carolina 1250, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura L. Ernst
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License numbers
- 1250 SC
MLA1250 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 104 Saluda Pointe Dr, Lexington, SC 29072
- Phone
- (803) 296-7846
- Enumerated
- Oct 1, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 12, 2026
- Fax
- (803) 296-9699
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080912000074); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laura L. Ernst in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 1250Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
1,113 Medicare Part D claims for 361 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 60 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl140 claims
- Myrbetriq101 claims
- Finasteride73 claims
- Testosterone Cypionate68 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl61 claims
- Solifenacin Succinate38 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $768.99
50 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Coloplast Corp. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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
- Lexington Health IncWest Columbia, SC
- Prisma Health Medical Group-MidlandsLexington, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura L. Ernst among 295 surgical physician assistant records in South Carolina
Laura L. Ernst, PA is one of 295 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in South Carolina. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 20% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 20% of these records are older, 76% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2016 among the 240 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in South Carolina
There are 295 surgical physician assistant records in South Carolina.
All 295 in South Carolina → Every provider in Lexington → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Thomas Daley, PA-CLexington, SC 290721205819851
- Chelsie Ingram, PALexington, SC 290721609548551
- Reghan TruesdellLexington, SC 290721689523268
- Kaitlyn WaldoLexington, SC 290721679369185
- Kennedy Toole, PA-COrangeburg, SC 291181619693132
- Brandi Blackmon, PA-CCamden, SC 290201588515183
- Tara Barrineau, PA-CSumter, SC 291501780143511
- Caroline Green, PASumter, SC 291501679269823
Common questions
What is Laura L. Ernst, PA's NPI number?
Laura L. Ernst, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407043789, issued on Oct 1, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura L. Ernst, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 104 Saluda Pointe Dr, Lexington, SC, 29072. Phone: (803) 296-7846. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura L. Ernst, PA's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 1250, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Laura L. Ernst, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura L. Ernst, PA had 1,113 Medicare Part D claims for 361 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Laura L. Ernst, PA's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.