NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Laura Elizabeth Kresta, D.O.

Family Medicine Physician · Kansas City, MO

Laura Elizabeth Kresta, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Kansas City, Missouri, and NPI 1558637298, issued on Mar 27, 2012. Check the license (Missouri 2015001244, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1558637298
Name
Laura Elizabeth Kresta
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
2015001244 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7900 Lees Summit RD, Kansas City, MO 64139
Phone
(816) 404-9030
Enumerated
Mar 27, 2012
Record last updated
Jan 23, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(816) 404-9001
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160714000584); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Kansas City University Of Physicians And Surgeons, 2012
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 7900 Lees Summit RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Brandon Abbott, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1356875702
  2. Seenu Abraham, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1437611514
  3. Rebecca Aguayo, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1740741453
  4. Debra Ahern, DOFamily Medicine Physician1790749166
  5. Marwa Aljardali, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1598569451
  6. Alma AllenStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1700645074

Verify Laura Elizabeth Kresta in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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4.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

14,905 Medicare Part D claims for 1,003 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 515 claims were for opioids.

  1. Laura Kresta14,905
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium779 claims
  2. Lisinopril603 claims
  3. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa498 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium429 claims
  5. Gabapentin424 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate416 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: $42.62

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Laura Kresta$42.62
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Mercy Clinic Springfield CommunitiesBranson, MO

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Laura Elizabeth Kresta among 2,991 family medicine physician records in Missouri

Laura Elizabeth Kresta, D.O. is one of 2,991 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 65% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 65% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2006 among the 1,778 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

322 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Kansas City

They are 322 of the 13,759 NPPES records with a practice address in Kansas City, and 2,991 family medicine physician records in Missouri.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Debra Ahern, DOKansas City, MO 641391790749166
  2. Anne Arey, MDKansas City, MO 641391174587174
  3. Angela Barnett, MDKansas City, MO 641391396746244
  4. Cindy Chang, M.D.Kansas City, MO 641391558321422
  5. Robert Griffith, MDKansas City, MO 641391144284159
  6. Laura Hempstead, DOKansas City, MO 641391902860240
  7. Billy Irons, MDKansas City, MO 641391134183486
  8. Edwin Kraemer, MDKansas City, MO 641391760477749

Common questions

What is Laura Elizabeth Kresta, D.O.'s NPI number?

Laura Elizabeth Kresta, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558637298, issued on Mar 27, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Laura Elizabeth Kresta, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7900 Lees Summit RD, Kansas City, MO, 64139. Phone: (816) 404-9030. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Laura Elizabeth Kresta, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number 2015001244, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Laura Elizabeth Kresta, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Laura Elizabeth Kresta, D.O. had 14,905 Medicare Part D claims for 1,003 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.