NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Laura R. Vedder, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Ephrata, PA

Laura R. Vedder, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1285697557, issued on Apr 8, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MA003272L, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1285697557
Name
Laura R. Vedder
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
MA003272L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
136 Lake St, Ephrata, PA 17522
Phone
(717) 733-9090
Enumerated
Apr 8, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 10, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130503000019); 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 136 Lake St

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

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  2. Taunia Ceresini, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1417177767
  3. Yentzu Chen, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1285430223
  4. Mandy Fannin, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1972725877
  5. Emily Kearney, DPTPhysical Therapist1609169366
  6. Keith Kmieczak, MSPTPhysical Therapist1932181542

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania 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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2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024

1,874 Medicare Part D claims for 396 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 76 claims were for opioids.

  1. Laura Vedder1,874
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Methylprednisolone66 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium62 claims
  3. Pantoprazole Sodium53 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate50 claims
  5. Prednisone50 claims
  6. Gabapentin48 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: $133.45

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was 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.

  1. Laura Vedder$133.45
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Keystone Rehabilitation Systems IncBirdsboro, PA
  2. Wellspan Medical GroupEphrata, PA

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

Laura R. Vedder among 8,020 physician assistant records in Pennsylvania

Laura R. Vedder, PA-C is one of 8,020 physician assistant records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 80% 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 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 85% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2018 among the 5,313 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 42% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

18 physician assistant records list a practice address in Ephrata

They are 18 of the 574 NPPES records with a practice address in Ephrata, and 8,020 physician assistant records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Carol Blake, PA-CEphrata, PA 175221538208533
  2. Lane Bower, PA-CEphrata, PA 175221942412812
  3. William Buckner, PA-CEphrata, PA 175221598704645
  4. Shannon Gagliardi, PA-CEphrata, PA 175221023161742
  5. Amy Homan, PA-CEphrata, PA 175221497186209
  6. Donald Lambert, PACEphrata, PA 175221356313399
  7. Benjamin Mann, PA-CEphrata, PA 175221083192942
  8. Heidi Medina, PA-CEphrata, PA 175221477918332

Common questions

What is Laura R. Vedder, PA-C's NPI number?

Laura R. Vedder, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285697557, issued on Apr 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Laura R. Vedder, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 136 Lake St, Ephrata, PA, 17522. Phone: (717) 733-9090. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Laura R. Vedder, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MA003272L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Laura R. Vedder, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Laura R. Vedder, PA-C had 1,874 Medicare Part D claims for 396 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.