NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Laura E. Potesta, PAC

Medical Physician Assistant · Bridgeport, WV

Laura E. Potesta, PAC is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Bridgeport, West Virginia, and NPI 1558636274, issued on Mar 13, 2012. Check the license (West Virginia 01698, as entered in NPPES) with the West 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
1558636274
Name
Laura E. Potesta
Credential
PAC
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License numbers
01698 WV
PA07575 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
135 Professional PL, Bridgeport, WV 26330
Phone
(681) 342-3660
Enumerated
Mar 13, 2012
Record last updated
Jul 21, 2022
Fax
(681) 342-3698
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130211000332); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 135 Professional PL

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

  1. Oluyemi Akin-Olugbade, MDUrology Physician1851555460
  2. Mia Bonasso, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1255036281
  3. Michael Dutkevicz, PA-CPhysician Assistant1902803331
  4. Grant Franklin, M.D.Urology Physician1407881535
  5. Salvatore Marino, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1700139045
  6. Sydney SpikerPhysician Assistant1417638016

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich West Virginia 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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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

31 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Laura Potesta31
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Tamsulosin Hcl12 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.1 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score78.5
  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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. United Hospital Center IncBridgeport, WV

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

Medical Physician Assistant providers in West Virginia

There are 320 medical physician assistant records in West Virginia.

Other medical physician assistant records in West Virginia

  1. Susan Abruzzino, PACBridgeport, WV1912930298
  2. Janette Adkins, PA-CBeckley, WV1043977333
  3. Michael Adkins, P.A.Hurricane, WV1629262886
  4. Shawna Alloway, PA-CParkersburg, WV1134553175
  5. Samuel Amaro, PAMartinsburg, WV1851300636
  6. Aaron AmburgeyHuntington, WV1265704845
  7. Ryan Anderson, PA-CCharleston, WV1407847833
  8. Allyson Andrews, PA-CBuckhannon, WV1164405569
  9. Frank Anin, PA-CMartinsburg, WV1811240062
  10. James Arcure, PACMorgantown, WV1003877846

Common questions

What is Laura E. Potesta, PAC's NPI number?

Laura E. Potesta, PAC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558636274, issued on Mar 13, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Laura E. Potesta, PAC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 135 Professional PL, Bridgeport, WV, 26330. Phone: (681) 342-3660. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Laura E. Potesta, PAC's license?

NPPES lists West Virginia license number 01698, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Laura E. Potesta, PAC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Laura E. Potesta, PAC had 31 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Laura E. Potesta, PAC's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 of 100. 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.

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