NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Laura Steffen Tanner, M.D.

Dermatology Physician · Wilmington, NC

Laura Steffen Tanner, M.D. is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Wilmington, North Carolina, and NPI 1053400499, issued on Oct 12, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 34176, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1053400499
Name
Laura Steffen Tanner
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
License number
34176 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1124 Gallery Park Boulevard, Wilmington, NC 28412
Phone
(910) 395-3477
Enumerated
Oct 12, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 22, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(910) 815-3479
Medicaid ID
898149B NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050426001300); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Rush Medical College Of Rush University, 1987
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 1124 Gallery Park Boulevard

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

  1. Paula Babiss, MDInternal Medicine Physician1619904810
  2. Elijah EngwallFamily Medicine Physician1386131639
  3. Emily Fritter, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1285329037
  4. Rebecca MaphisNurse Practitioner1104210558
  5. Edith Saffo, NPNurse Practitioner1235296013
  6. Megan Vigliano, MEGANMedical Physician Assistant1114066867

Verify Laura Steffen Tanner in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
    Search for license 34176    Check the board
  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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24% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024

988 Medicare Part D claims for 451 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Laura Tanner988
  2. Specialty average797

Most prescribed

  1. Fluorouracil94 claims
  2. Finasteride83 claims
  3. Triamcinolone Acetonide74 claims
  4. Clobetasol Propionate58 claims
  5. Ketoconazole58 claims
  6. Doxycycline Hyclate56 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $3,242.16

164 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Laura Tanner$3,242.16
  2. Specialty average$8,544.61

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Wilmington Health PLLCWilmington, NC

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

Laura Steffen Tanner among 507 dermatology physician records in North Carolina

Laura Steffen Tanner, M.D. is one of 507 dermatology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 84% 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 15% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2006 among the 376 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Dermatology Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 507 dermatology physician records in North Carolina.

All 507 in North Carolina → Every provider in Wilmington → Dermatology Physician nationwide →

The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Megan Kaufman, MDWilmington, NC 284121740573625
  2. Margaret Lang Houser, MDWilmington, NC 284121295312494
  3. Jill Maddox, N.P.Wilmington, NC 284121437388220
  4. James Appel, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284111457357204
  5. Courtney Ellis, PA-CWilmington, NC 284111801527288
  6. Colin Nolan, MDWilmington, NC 284111932590981
  7. Jessica Connett, MDWilmington, NC 284051053654053
  8. Nancy Cunningham, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284051407817299

Common questions

What is Laura Steffen Tanner, M.D.'s NPI number?

Laura Steffen Tanner, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053400499, issued on Oct 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Laura Steffen Tanner, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1124 Gallery Park Boulevard, Wilmington, NC, 28412. Phone: (910) 395-3477. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Laura Steffen Tanner, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 34176, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Laura Steffen Tanner, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Laura Steffen Tanner, M.D. had 988 Medicare Part D claims for 451 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.