NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Laura A. Praeger, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Plymouth, MN

Laura A. Praeger, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Plymouth, Minnesota, and NPI 1861453292, issued on Mar 28, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 45280, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1861453292
Name
Laura A. Praeger
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
45280 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2800 Campus Dr Ste 44, Plymouth, MN 55441
Phone
(612) 870-7711
Enumerated
Mar 28, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 9, 2023
Fax
(612) 870-1666
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 2800 Campus Dr Ste 44

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

  1. Mia Yang, CNPRegistered Nurse1578251088

Verify Laura A. Praeger in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
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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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80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

651 Medicare Part D claims for 165 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 22 claims were for opioids.

  1. Laura Praeger651
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium41 claims
  2. Lisinopril29 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium27 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium24 claims
  5. Simvastatin24 claims
  6. Escitalopram Oxalate23 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): 83.5 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. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score81.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%63.3
  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: $154.27

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Phadia US Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Laura Praeger$154.27
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

Laura A. Praeger among 2,632 internal medicine physician records in Minnesota

Laura A. Praeger, MD is one of 2,632 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 75% 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 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 58% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 65% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

19 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Plymouth

They are 19 of the 1,500 NPPES records with a practice address in Plymouth, and 2,632 internal medicine physician records in Minnesota.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Alfred Chiang, D.O.Plymouth, MN 554411043243827
  2. Scott Flaata, DOPlymouth, MN 554411801962931
  3. Michael Grouws, M.D.Plymouth, MN 554411114014560
  4. Syed Hasan, MDPlymouth, MN 554411841492188
  5. Erick Huang, D.O.Plymouth, MN 554411134388218
  6. Ronald Kaufman, M.D., PH.D.Plymouth, MN 554411295734374
  7. Robert Lager, M.D.Plymouth, MN 554411962599480
  8. Brian Miller, MDPlymouth, MN 554411427215433

Common questions

What is Laura A. Praeger, MD's NPI number?

Laura A. Praeger, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861453292, issued on Mar 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Laura A. Praeger, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2800 Campus Dr Ste 44, Plymouth, MN, 55441. Phone: (612) 870-7711. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Laura A. Praeger, MD's license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number 45280, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Laura A. Praeger, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Laura A. Praeger, MD had 651 Medicare Part D claims for 165 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Laura A. Praeger, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.5 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.