NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Laura Steitler Panzer, PAC

Physician Assistant · Asheville, NC

Laura Steitler Panzer, PAC is a physician assistant with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1649231911, issued on Mar 28, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 102696, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1649231911
Name
Laura Steitler Panzer
Credential
PAC
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
102696 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
206 Asheland Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Phone
(828) 258-8681
Enumerated
Mar 28, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 19, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(828) 253-4830
Medicaid ID
8901209 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101018000270); accepts Medicare assignment
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 206 Asheland Ave

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

  1. Brandan Adcock, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1184940421
  2. Rustan Adcock, MDFamily Medicine Physician1104865963
  3. Sandra Buchanan, R.D.Registered Dietitian1831355056
  4. Wendy Coin, MDFamily Medicine Physician1538121033
  5. Jason Cook, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1538364203
  6. Natalie Dorsey, PA-CPhysician Assistant1780958496

Verify Laura Steitler Panzer in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
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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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77% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

1,473 Medicare Part D claims for 423 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 29 claims were for opioids.

  1. Laura Panzer1,473
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone74 claims
  2. Omeprazole58 claims
  3. Doxycycline Hyclate51 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate50 claims
  5. Azithromycin45 claims
  6. Lisinopril43 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: $145.08

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, 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 Panzer$145.08
  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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. The Family Health Centers PAAsheville, NC

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

Laura Steitler Panzer among 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina

Laura Steitler Panzer, PAC is one of 9,279 physician assistant records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% 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, 80% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2017 among the 6,366 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 35% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

363 physician assistant records list a practice address in Asheville

They are 363 of the 8,173 NPPES records with a practice address in Asheville, and 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lorrie Bowen, MHS, PA-CAsheville, NC 288011114975323
  2. David Cole, PA-CAsheville, NC 288011801837414
  3. Mary Ellen Gardner, P.A.Asheville, NC 288011184699035
  4. Ronald Heninger, PAAsheville, NC 288011538106950
  5. Karen Hoffman, PA-CAsheville, NC 288011205876109
  6. Elisha Moss, P.A.Asheville, NC 288011205801289
  7. Linda Oliver, PAAsheville, NC 288011649274325
  8. Allen Ramm, PA-CAsheville, NC 288011205837721

Common questions

What is Laura Steitler Panzer, PAC's NPI number?

Laura Steitler Panzer, PAC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649231911, issued on Mar 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Laura Steitler Panzer, PAC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 206 Asheland Ave, Asheville, NC, 28801. Phone: (828) 258-8681. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Laura Steitler Panzer, PAC's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 102696, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Laura Steitler Panzer, PAC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Laura Steitler Panzer, PAC had 1,473 Medicare Part D claims for 423 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.