Laura Thorson, PA
Physician Assistant · Mason City, IA
Laura Thorson, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Mason City, Iowa, and NPI 1801459730, issued on Apr 16, 2019. Check the license (Iowa 095816, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Thorson
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 095816 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1421 4TH St SW, Mason City, IA 50401
- Phone
- (641) 428-2080
- Enumerated
- Apr 16, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190528001397); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laura Thorson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license 095816Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
211 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Triamcinolone Acetonide30 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate23 claims
- Fluorouracil17 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate16 claims
- Hydrocortisone12 claims
- Cephalexin11 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: $143.62
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- North Iowa Mercy ClinicsMason City, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura Thorson among 1,525 physician assistant records in Iowa
Laura Thorson, PA is one of 1,525 physician assistant records with a practice address in Iowa. 79% 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 61% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 61% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2017 among the 1,053 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
34 physician assistant records list a practice address in Mason City
They are 34 of the 866 NPPES records with a practice address in Mason City, and 1,525 physician assistant records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Laura Thorson, PA's NPI number?
Laura Thorson, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801459730, issued on Apr 16, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Thorson, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1421 4TH St SW, Mason City, IA, 50401. Phone: (641) 428-2080. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Thorson, PA's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 095816, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Laura Thorson, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura Thorson, PA had 211 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.