Laura Jennifer Porter
Family Nurse Practitioner · Bakersfield, CA
Laura Jennifer Porter is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1972061273, issued on Mar 5, 2019. Check the license (California 95011323, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Jennifer Porter
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 95011323 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4580 California Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93309
- Phone
- (661) 327-4411
- Enumerated
- Mar 5, 2019
- Record last updated
- Mar 5, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laura Jennifer Porter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 95011323Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
222 Medicare Part D claims for 127 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass21 claims
- Prednisone12 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): 94.6 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Laura Jennifer Porter among 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California
Laura Jennifer Porter is one of 16,966 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 50% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 50% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 40% of these records are
- Record last updated2019 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
392 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Bakersfield
They are 392 of the 11,539 NPPES records with a practice address in Bakersfield, and 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California.
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Common questions
What is Laura Jennifer Porter's NPI number?
Laura Jennifer Porter's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972061273, issued on Mar 5, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Jennifer Porter located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4580 California Ave, Bakersfield, CA, 93309. Phone: (661) 327-4411. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Jennifer Porter's license?
NPPES lists California license number 95011323, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Laura Jennifer Porter prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura Jennifer Porter had 222 Medicare Part D claims for 127 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Laura Jennifer Porter's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.6 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.