Laura Heringer, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Demorest, GA
Laura Heringer, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Demorest, Georgia, and NPI 1912140278, issued on Apr 15, 2009. Check the license (Georgia 79503, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Heringer
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 79503 GA
079503 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 800 Austin Dr, Demorest, GA 30535
- Phone
- (706) 839-4092
- Enumerated
- Apr 15, 2009
- Record last updated
- Apr 14, 2025
- Fax
- (706) 839-1970
- Medicaid ID
- 003204528A GA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180925004092); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest internal medicine physician records → All 3,911 in Georgia → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 800 Austin Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- James Brown, M.D.Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1174688121
- Kathleen Lafevers, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1821813437
- Gary McCarthy, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1881604056
- Julie Willingham, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1568905016
Verify Laura Heringer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 79503Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
11,066 Medicare Part D claims for 685 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 402 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium653 claims
- Lisinopril430 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium427 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate388 claims
- Losartan Potassium309 claims
- Sertraline Hcl275 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): 82.6 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: $200.69
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. 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 one group practice
- Northeast Georgia Physicians Group IncDemorest, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura Heringer among 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia
Laura Heringer, MD is one of 3,911 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 55% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2005 among the 2,535 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 51% 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
9 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Demorest
They are 9 of the 192 NPPES records with a practice address in Demorest, and 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia.
All 3,911 in Georgia → Every provider in Demorest → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Cope, M.D.Demorest, GA 305351609878974
- Brenda Garland, M.D.Demorest, GA 305351912995226
- Ravinderpal Gill, M.D.Demorest, GA 305351992071096
- Kecia Jones, M.D.Demorest, GA 305351760410146
- Floyd Sanders, MDDemorest, GA 305351689763633
- Semere Tesfamariam, MDDemorest, GA 305351609432566
- Nancy Watson, M.D.Demorest, GA 305351750305058
- William Weaver, M.D.Demorest, GA 305351679557805
Common questions
What is Laura Heringer, MD's NPI number?
Laura Heringer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912140278, issued on Apr 15, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Heringer, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 Austin Dr, Demorest, GA, 30535. Phone: (706) 839-4092. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Heringer, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 79503, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Laura Heringer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura Heringer, MD had 11,066 Medicare Part D claims for 685 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Laura Heringer, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.6 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.