Laura Smelcer, PHARMD
Pharmacist · Hoover, AL
Laura Smelcer, PHARMD is a pharmacist with a practice address in Hoover, Alabama, and NPI 1013589472, issued on Jul 14, 2021. Check the license (Alabama 21973, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Smelcer
- Credential
- PHARMD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pharmacist 183500000X
- License number
- 21973 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5188 Caldwell Mill RD, Hoover, AL 35244
- Phone
- (205) 980-7511
- Enumerated
- Jul 14, 2021
- Record last updated
- Oct 19, 2023
- Fax
- (205) 980-7510
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laura Smelcer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license 21973Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Most of these Medicare Part D claims are vaccines, 100% of the cost of the top drugs
74 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries, against an average of 119 among the 28,524 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 100% of claims.
Most prescribed
Pharmacies often give vaccines under a standing order that names one clinician, and CMS counts every such claim under that clinician's NPI. These claims are therefore not a measure of this clinician's own prescribing.
- Shingrix38 claims
- Arexvy31 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.
Laura Smelcer among 4,531 pharmacist records in Alabama
Laura Smelcer, PHARMD is one of 4,531 pharmacist records with a practice address in Alabama. 9% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 81% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 9% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 0% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 80% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 183500000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
148 pharmacist records list a practice address in Hoover
They are 148 of the 1,246 NPPES records with a practice address in Hoover, and 4,531 pharmacist records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is Laura Smelcer, PHARMD's NPI number?
Laura Smelcer, PHARMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013589472, issued on Jul 14, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Smelcer, PHARMD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5188 Caldwell Mill RD, Hoover, AL, 35244. Phone: (205) 980-7511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Smelcer, PHARMD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 21973, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Laura Smelcer, PHARMD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura Smelcer, PHARMD had 74 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries; the average among pharmacist prescribers was 119. 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.