Laura M. Hower, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Lakewood, CO
Laura M. Hower, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Lakewood, Colorado, and NPI 1699081661, issued on Aug 27, 2010. Check the license (Colorado PA.0005982, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura M. Hower
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License numbers
- PA.0005982 CO
MA054498 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11700 W 2ND PL Ste 280, Lakewood, CO 80228
- Phone
- (720) 321-8680
- Enumerated
- Aug 27, 2010
- Record last updated
- Feb 9, 2026
- Fax
- (720) 321-8681
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200114002033); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 11700 W 2ND PL Ste 280
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Laura M. Hower in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
Search for license PA.0005982Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
93 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 88.2 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: $333.93
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. 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 one group practice
- Catholic Health Initiatives ColoradoLakewood, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura M. Hower among 699 surgical physician assistant records in Colorado
Laura M. Hower, PA-C is one of 699 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Colorado. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 33% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 33% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2015 among the 511 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 40% 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 Colorado 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 Colorado
There are 699 surgical physician assistant records in Colorado.
All 699 in Colorado → Every provider in Lakewood → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christine Birchem, PHYSICAN ASSISTANTLakewood, CO 802281306155957
- Nicholas Boyce, PA-CLakewood, CO 802281205612595
- Chelsea Carruthers, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTLakewood, CO 802281588148985
- Joshua CrossLakewood, CO 802281043375959
- Kathryn Davis, PA-CLakewood, CO 802281992272793
- Jonathan Degner, PA-CLakewood, CO 802281154604452
- Alexandra Hensley, PA-CLakewood, CO 802281487319364
- Leigh Johnson, PA-CLakewood, CO 802281063172310
Common questions
What is Laura M. Hower, PA-C's NPI number?
Laura M. Hower, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699081661, issued on Aug 27, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura M. Hower, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11700 W 2ND PL Ste 280, Lakewood, CO, 80228. Phone: (720) 321-8680. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura M. Hower, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number PA.0005982, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Laura M. Hower, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura M. Hower, PA-C had 93 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Laura M. Hower, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.2 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.