Laura Grace Kukuc, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Birmingham, AL
Laura Grace Kukuc, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1992384499, issued on Apr 3, 2021. Check the license (Alabama 48707, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Grace Kukuc
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 48707 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 619 19TH St S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- Phone
- (205) 934-4011
- Enumerated
- Apr 3, 2021
- Record last updated
- May 7, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240611003284); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laura Grace Kukuc in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 48707Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
94 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Spironolactone13 claims
- Torsemide11 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: $2,030.72
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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
- University OF Alabama Health Services Foundation, PCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura Grace Kukuc among 348 hospitalist physician records in Alabama
Laura Grace Kukuc, MD is one of 348 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 80% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2013 among the 275 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 24% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Alabama
There are 348 hospitalist physician records in Alabama.
All 348 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Hospitalist Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Carlos AristizabalBirmingham, AL 352331003917790
- Donna Bearden, MDBirmingham, AL 352331023063559
- Brian Britt, MDBirmingham, AL 352331598705873
- Jennifer HannaBirmingham, AL 352331689887820
- Shashi KatukooriBirmingham, AL 352331336332899
- Kierstin KennedyBirmingham, AL 352331114120102
- James LymanBirmingham, AL 352331710918248
- Ronnie MathewsBirmingham, AL 352331033161377
Common questions
What is Laura Grace Kukuc, MD's NPI number?
Laura Grace Kukuc, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992384499, issued on Apr 3, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Grace Kukuc, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 619 19TH St S, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (205) 934-4011. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Grace Kukuc, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 48707, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Laura Grace Kukuc, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura Grace Kukuc, MD had 94 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.