NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Laura Louise Hitchcock, PHARMD

Pharmacist · Lancaster, CA

Laura Louise Hitchcock, PHARMD is a pharmacist with a practice address in Lancaster, California, and NPI 1649783986, issued on Nov 8, 2017. Check the license (California 77602, 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
1649783986
Name
Laura Louise Hitchcock
Credential
PHARMD
Primary taxonomy
Pharmacist 183500000X
License number
77602 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
615 W Avenue L, Lancaster, CA 93534
Phone
(760) 579-8092
Enumerated
Nov 8, 2017
Record last updated
Nov 8, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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4.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pharmacist in 2024

558 Medicare Part D claims for 212 beneficiaries, against an average of 119 among the 28,524 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 177 claims were for opioids.

  1. Laura Hitchcock558
  2. Specialty average119

Most prescribed

  1. Pregabalin191 claims
  2. Gabapentin63 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen50 claims
  4. Tramadol Hcl38 claims
  5. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen30 claims
  6. Duloxetine Hcl27 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.

Laura Louise Hitchcock among 32,533 pharmacist records in California

Laura Louise Hitchcock, PHARMD is one of 32,533 pharmacist records with a practice address in California. 15% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 53% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 53% of these records are older, 39% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 15% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2017 · 76% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 183500000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

144 pharmacist records list a practice address in Lancaster

They are 144 of the 4,273 NPPES records with a practice address in Lancaster, and 32,533 pharmacist records in California.

The 8 pharmacist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Patricia Ahntholz, PHARMDLancaster, CA 935341154617314
  2. Judy Ann Armas, R.PHLancaster, CA 935341043578552
  3. Lavender BotonesLancaster, CA 935341467735605
  4. Darbi CameronLancaster, CA 935341477854917
  5. Bonifacio DimayacyacLancaster, CA 935341063795391
  6. Taoheed Hasan, PHARMACISTLancaster, CA 935341114010527
  7. Vladimir Kiyanitsa, RPHLancaster, CA 935341467757740
  8. Prince Mensah, PHARM DLancaster, CA 935341952670150

Common questions

What is Laura Louise Hitchcock, PHARMD's NPI number?

Laura Louise Hitchcock, PHARMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649783986, issued on Nov 8, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Laura Louise Hitchcock, PHARMD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 615 W Avenue L, Lancaster, CA, 93534. Phone: (760) 579-8092. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Laura Louise Hitchcock, PHARMD's license?

NPPES lists California license number 77602, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Laura Louise Hitchcock, PHARMD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Laura Louise Hitchcock, PHARMD had 558 Medicare Part D claims for 212 beneficiaries; the average among pharmacist prescribers was 119. 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.