NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Laura C. Frese, PA

Surgical Physician Assistant · Los Angeles, CA

Laura C. Frese, PA is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1669547972, issued on Nov 21, 2006. Check the license (California PA54089, as entered in NPPES) with the California 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
1669547972
Name
Laura C. Frese
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License numbers
PA54089 CA
C0003181 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8635 W 3RD St Ste 770W, Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone
(310) 423-2129
Enumerated
Nov 21, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 25, 2022
Fax
(310) 248-8596
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20191213000520); 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 8635 W 3RD St Ste 770W

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

  1. Steven AgafonoffPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician1811347511
  2. Sahana ArkalgudPhysician Assistant1629705777
  3. Devon Callahan, M.DSurgery Physician1528315181
  4. Curtis Cetrulo, MDPlastic Surgery Physician1801084462
  5. Alexander Chartrain, MDPlastic Surgery Physician1043708860
  6. Victor Chien, M.D.Plastic Surgery Physician1922319755

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14% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

262 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 65 claims were for opioids.

  1. Laura Frese262
  2. Specialty average304

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin88 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl57 claims
  3. Ibuprofen26 claims
  4. Cephalexin25 claims
  5. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim16 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): 87.7 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score80.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%49.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%99.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $130.71

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mentor Worldwide LLC. 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.

  1. Laura Frese$130.71
  2. Specialty average$703.95

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

2 hospitals and group practices

  1. Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterWest Hollywood, CA · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
  2. Cedars-Sinai Medical Care FoundationPasadena, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Surgical Physician Assistant providers in California

There are 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California.

Other surgical physician assistant records in California

  1. Brooke Aber, P.A.Pleasant Hill, CA1790716074
  2. Brooke Abrantes, PA-CMountain View, CA1316771298
  3. Jory Adam, PA-CGreenbrae, CA1922269521
  4. Zulhumar Adil, PA-CFullerton, CA1578328043
  5. Neil Adler, PASan Jose, CA1447223276
  6. Lauren Aguilar, PAFresno, CA1518822022
  7. Maria Eugenia Aguilar H., PACMonterrey Park, CA1427276799
  8. Dzevahira Ahmetspahic, PA-CSan Leandro, CA1578601613
  9. James Aicardi, PA-CSan Francisco, CA1528557568
  10. Songolaye Akinloye, P.A.Los Angeles, CA1487781043

Common questions

What is Laura C. Frese, PA's NPI number?

Laura C. Frese, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669547972, issued on Nov 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Laura C. Frese, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8635 W 3RD St Ste 770W, Los Angeles, CA, 90048. Phone: (310) 423-2129. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Laura C. Frese, PA's license?

NPPES lists California license number PA54089, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Laura C. Frese, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Laura C. Frese, PA had 262 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Laura C. Frese, PA's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.7 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.