NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Pediatrics Physician NPI 1457507592 M.D.
Verify on CMS → Laura Parks, M.D.
Pediatrics Physician in Mountain Brk, Alabama.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 81,773 in Pediatrics Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
2K
Medicare Part D claims · 323 beneficiaries · Pediatrics Physician avg: 818
MIPS score
94.5/100
▲ 11 pts above national avg 83.5 · Exceptional
Industry payments
$2.9K
144 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
Laura Parks, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 94.5/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 2,479 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 94.5/100
- MIPS score · +11 vs avg
- 2K
- Part D claims, 2024
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥73rd
- pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Laura Parks, M.D.
Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1457507592), first enumerated 08/08/2008.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 2,479 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 94.5/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$2.9K in reported industry payments (144 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1457507592 · Pediatrics Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MEGA · MIPS-ELITE · RX-MID · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1457507592
- ENUM-MID 2008
- TAX-MEGA 82K Pediatrics Physician
- MIPS-ELITE 94.5/100
- RX-MID 2,479
- BOOK-LIGHT 911 in Alabama
- PHOTO-FINISH Rebecca Burger, MD · ±0.1
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Parks · this pro…
Parks · this provider
94.5 MIPS pts
- Khaliah Johnson,…
Khaliah Johnson, MD
94.6 MIPS pts
- Rebecca Burger, …
Rebecca Burger, MD
94.6 MIPS pts
- Lisa Cranmer, MD…
Lisa Cranmer, MD, MPH
94.6 MIPS pts
- Christopher Hill…
Christopher Hillhouse
94.6 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Laura Parks, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
95 ≥ 73rd percentile 73% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Laura Parks, M.D. sits
This provider among pediatrics physician peers
Across the 1,099 pediatrics physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Laura Parks, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 84% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 73% - placing this provider in the high-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one pediatrics physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Laura Parks, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Laura Parks, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Laura Parks, M.D.?
High performer (top quartile)Primary specialty
Pediatrics Physician
Medicare Part D claims
2,479 203% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
94.5/100 11 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Alabama
How Pediatrics Physician compares to other specialties among Alabama providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Laura Parks, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Pediatrics Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 94.5/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1457507592 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Pediatrics Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 08/08/2008 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
94.5391
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
100
Quality
81.797
Cost
100
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Laura Parks, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Rheumatology Associates, P.C
Mountain Brk, AL
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Laura Parks, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$2.9K
Largest payer
ABBVIE INC.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
2,479
Total Claims
$3.0M
Total Drug Cost
323
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 4,808.767
- Total Day Supply
- 141,251
- Generic Drug Cost
- $71K
- Opioid Claims
- 83 (3.3% rate)
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 72.3 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.47
- Gender Split
- 75% female / 25% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 31, 65-74: 168, 75-84: 108, 85+: 16
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Laura Parks, M.D. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Prednisone
Prednisone
532 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine…
Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate
403 claims
- Methotrexate
Methotrexate
299 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl 134
Duloxetine Hcl
134 claims
- Allopurinol 76
Allopurinol
76 claims
- Celecoxib 64
Celecoxib
64 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium 47
Diclofenac Sodium
47 claims
- Tramadol Hcl 47
Tramadol Hcl
47 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Prednisone | 532 |
| Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate | 403 |
| Methotrexate Methotrexate Sodium | 299 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | 134 |
| Allopurinol | 76 |
| Celecoxib | 64 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 47 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 47 |
| Colchicine | 41 |
| Cimzia (2 Pack) Certolizumab Pegol | 37 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Pediatrics Physician Overview
How Laura Parks, M.D. fits within the Pediatrics Physician landscape nationally.
81,773
Pediatrics Physician Providers in US
56
States with Pediatrics Physician
818
Avg Claims per Provider
Laura Parks, M.D.'s 2,479 claims are above the specialty average of 818.
Nationwide Pediatrics Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Parks, both outside Alabama so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (94.5 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2008)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Pediatrics Physician Providers in Alabama
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Alabama, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Parks.
One of 911 Pediatrics Physician providers enrolled in Alabama, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Rizk Abdel Moutagaly
MD
Russellville, AL
Dr. Mona Abdelmoneim
MD
Mobile, AL
Dr. Jose Acevedo Echevarria
MD
Mobile, AL
Dr. Jennifer Adair
M.D.
Mobile, AL
Dr. Craig Adams
M.D.
Dothan, AL
Compare Pediatrics Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Laura Parks, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Laura Parks, M.D. specializes in Pediatrics Physician and practices in Mountain Brk, Alabama. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Laura Parks, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Laura Parks, M.D. wrote 2,479 Medicare Part D claims totaling $3.0M in drug costs for 323 beneficiaries.
What is Laura Parks, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Laura Parks, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 94.5/100 (Quality: 100, Cost: 81.8). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Laura Parks, M.D. located? ▼
Laura Parks, M.D. is located at 12 OFFICE PARK CIR, Mountain Brk, AL, 35223. Phone: (205) 933-0320.
What is Laura Parks, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Laura Parks, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457507592, issued on 08/08/2008.
Does Laura Parks, M.D. prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Laura Parks, M.D. had 83 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 3.3%.
How many Pediatrics Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 81,773 Pediatrics Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Pediatrics Physician provider writes 818 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Laura Parks, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Laura Parks, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Prednisone, Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate, Methotrexate. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Laura Parks, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Laura Parks, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 2,479 Part D claims and 323 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Laura Parks, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Laura Parks, M.D.'s NPI is 1457507592 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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