NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Laura Minster

Physician Assistant · Winchester, VA

Laura Minster is a physician assistant with a practice address in Winchester, Virginia, and NPI 1801333836, issued on Jan 29, 2017. Check the license with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1801333836
Name
Laura Minster
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
Practice location
1712 Amherst St, Winchester, VA 22601
Phone
(540) 667-1712
Enumerated
Jan 29, 2017
Record last updated
Mar 18, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1712 Amherst St

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

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  2. Michelle D'Alessio, PAPhysician Assistant1558575191
  3. Waleed Eisa, M.D.Urology Physician1295078988
  4. Kaitlynn FoltzAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1346076601
  5. Raymond Hillyard, M.D.Urology Physician1679674790
  6. Michael Hoffman, MDUrology Physician1902907942

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this professionCheck the board
  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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10% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

751 Medicare Part D claims for 224 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.

  1. Laura Minster751
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Tamsulosin Hcl258 claims
  2. Finasteride148 claims
  3. Oxybutynin Chloride Er105 claims
  4. Myrbetriq34 claims
  5. Gemtesa33 claims
  6. Solifenacin Succinate33 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 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.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $211.50

10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Laura Minster$211.50
  2. Specialty average$841.65

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Laura Minster among 4,408 physician assistant records in Virginia

Laura Minster is one of 4,408 physician assistant records with a practice address in Virginia. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 45% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 45% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
  • Record last updated2021 · 33% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

217 physician assistant records list a practice address in Winchester

They are 217 of the 2,762 NPPES records with a practice address in Winchester, and 4,408 physician assistant records in Virginia.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jill Bethlehem, PAWinchester, VA 226011548216971
  2. Tammy Earhart, PA-CWinchester, VA 226011275552622
  3. Dondrea Garrison, PA-CWinchester, VA 226011558323253
  4. Alyson Humphreys, PA-CWinchester, VA 226011508874033
  5. Thomas Kidd, PACWinchester, VA 226011053321075
  6. Michael Lapp, PAWinchester, VA 226011295789469
  7. Tamara McDaniel, PA-CWinchester, VA 226011154349801
  8. Jennifer Miller, PA-CWinchester, VA 226011801828702

Common questions

What is Laura Minster's NPI number?

Laura Minster's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801333836, issued on Jan 29, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Laura Minster located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1712 Amherst St, Winchester, VA, 22601. Phone: (540) 667-1712. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Laura Minster's license?

Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Laura Minster prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Laura Minster had 751 Medicare Part D claims for 224 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Laura Minster's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.