Laura C. Kounev
Family Nurse Practitioner · Newark, NJ
Laura C. Kounev is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Newark, New Jersey, and NPI 1225521800, issued on Jun 8, 2018. Check the license (New Jersey 26NJ00802500, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura C. Kounev
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- 26NJ00802500 NJ
345212 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 150 Bergen St, Newark, NJ 07103
- Phone
- (973) 972-0679
- Enumerated
- Jun 8, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jan 14, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200406000832); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 150 Bergen St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Daniela Abramove, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1417743501
Verify Laura C. Kounev in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this profession
Search for license 26NJ00802500Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
26 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 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): 85.5 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
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Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura C. Kounev among 3,881 family nurse practitioner records in New Jersey
Laura C. Kounev is one of 3,881 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in New Jersey. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 39% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 39% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2019 among the 2,262 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 363LF0000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
135 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Newark
They are 135 of the 4,875 NPPES records with a practice address in Newark, and 3,881 family nurse practitioner records in New Jersey.
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The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Monica Chomsky, APRN-BCNewark, NJ 071031043358583
- Terri Davis, FNPNewark, NJ 071031164841920
- Carol Davison, R.N., MSN, FNP-CNewark, NJ 071031912115031
- Kim DovaloNewark, NJ 071031043626211
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- Chakia FanielNewark, NJ 071031992254940
Common questions
What is Laura C. Kounev's NPI number?
Laura C. Kounev's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225521800, issued on Jun 8, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura C. Kounev located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 150 Bergen St, Newark, NJ, 07103. Phone: (973) 972-0679. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura C. Kounev's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 26NJ00802500, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Laura C. Kounev prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura C. Kounev had 26 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Laura C. Kounev's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.5 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.