Laura C. Mears, DMD
General Practice Dentistry · Cobden, IL
Laura C. Mears, DMD is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Cobden, Illinois, and NPI 1003873738, issued on Apr 27, 2006. Check the license with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura C. Mears
- Credential
- DMD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- Practice location
- 103 N Appleknocker, Cobden, IL 62920
- Phone
- (618) 893-4005
- Enumerated
- Apr 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (618) 893-1476
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laura C. Mears in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
24% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024
63 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin34 claims
- Alprazolam11 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: $83.36
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ortho Organizers, Inc. The 41,669 providers of this specialty with any payment received $597.01 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.
Laura C. Mears among 5,276 general practice dentistry records in Illinois
Laura C. Mears, DMD is one of 5,276 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in Illinois. 64% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 68% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 75% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Cobden
They are 2 of the 16 NPPES records with a practice address in Cobden, and 5,276 general practice dentistry records in Illinois.
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The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jennifer Mihalopulos, DMDCobden, IL 629201700863552
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- Emily Rubenacker, D.M.D.Eldorado, IL 629301659611275
- Loren Wilson, D.D.S.Eldorado, IL 629301407996044
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- John Casper, DMDAnna, IL 629061003023383
- Michael Holub, D.D.S.Anna, IL 629061134266620
Common questions
What is Laura C. Mears, DMD's NPI number?
Laura C. Mears, DMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003873738, issued on Apr 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura C. Mears, DMD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 103 N Appleknocker, Cobden, IL, 62920. Phone: (618) 893-4005. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura C. Mears, DMD's license?
Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Laura C. Mears, DMD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura C. Mears, DMD had 63 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. 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.