Laura A. Gunn, MD
Plastic Surgery Physician · Durham, NC
Laura A. Gunn, MD is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1649244310, issued on Feb 17, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2000-00439, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura A. Gunn
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
- License number
- 2000-00439 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 300 Crutchfield St, Durham, NC 27704
- Phone
- (919) 471-3406
- Enumerated
- Feb 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 11, 2024
- Fax
- (919) 471-0937
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050325000564); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laura A. Gunn in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2000-00439Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% more Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic surgery physician in 2024
169 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries, against an average of 93 among the 3,527 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 35 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl31 claims
- Cephalexin29 claims
- Ondansetron Odt23 claims
- Montelukast Sodium17 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: $303.77
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merz North America, Inc. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 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.
Laura A. Gunn among 146 plastic surgery physician records in North Carolina
Laura A. Gunn, MD is one of 146 plastic surgery physician records with a practice address in North 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2002 among the 81 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208200000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Plastic Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 146 plastic surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 146 in North Carolina → Every provider in Durham → Plastic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 plastic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ronald RiefkohlDurham, NC 277041225097306
- David Stepien, MDDurham, NC 277051194103598
- Duncan Hughes, M.D.Durham, NC 277071871742775
- Alexander Allori, M.D., M.P.H.Durham, NC 277101316948532
- Linda Cendales, M.D.Durham, NC 277101396937561
- Detlev Erdmann, MD,PHD,MHSCDurham, NC 277101508886516
- Scott Hollenbeck, MDDurham, NC 277101285891333
- Howard Levinson, M.D.Durham, NC 277101033221072
Common questions
What is Laura A. Gunn, MD's NPI number?
Laura A. Gunn, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649244310, issued on Feb 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura A. Gunn, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 Crutchfield St, Durham, NC, 27704. Phone: (919) 471-3406. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura A. Gunn, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2000-00439, 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 A. Gunn, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura A. Gunn, MD had 169 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries; the average among plastic surgery physician prescribers was 93. 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.