NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Laura Gowder Williams, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Blairsville, GA

Laura Gowder Williams, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Blairsville, Georgia, and NPI 1083971451, issued on Apr 23, 2012. Check the license (Georgia 72503, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1083971451
Name
Laura Gowder Williams
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
72503 GA
MD81725 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
35 Hospital RD, Blairsville, GA 30512
Phone
(706) 745-2111
Enumerated
Apr 23, 2012
Record last updated
Apr 28, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150819009340); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2012
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 35 Hospital RD

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

  1. Catherine Agacinski, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1023676939
  2. Scott Ainsworth, MDGastroenterology Physician1033196183
  3. Velencia BarrettOccupational Therapy Assistant1346838679
  4. Lonnie Bass, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1790253185
  5. Ricardo ChangPharmacist1093315012
  6. William Cody, PA-CPhysician Assistant1104207125

Verify Laura Gowder Williams in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
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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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36% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

308 Medicare Part D claims for 208 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 87 claims were for opioids.

  1. Laura Williams308
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen78 claims
  2. Ondansetron Odt46 claims
  3. Cefdinir38 claims
  4. Doxycycline Monohydrate16 claims
  5. Methylprednisolone12 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Southland Union Emergency Medical Services, LLCBlairsville, GA

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

Laura Gowder Williams among 1,685 emergency medicine physician records in Georgia

Laura Gowder Williams, M.D. is one of 1,685 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 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 2012, is newer than 62% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 62% of these records are older, 35% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2011 among the 954 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

4 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Blairsville

They are 4 of the 307 NPPES records with a practice address in Blairsville, and 1,685 emergency medicine physician records in Georgia.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Marta Ferguson, D.O.Blairsville, GA 305121437266285
  2. Heather Hall, MDBlairsville, GA 305121154387579
  3. Sandra Patton, M.D.Blairsville, GA 305121295119667
  4. Paul Conrad, MDBlue Ridge, GA 305131316982911
  5. Herbert Flynn, MDBlue Ridge, GA 305131821046814
  6. Rodney Moore, MDBlue Ridge, GA 305131669420261
  7. David Neilsen, MDBlue Ridge, GA 305131023076270
  8. Stephen Crabtree, DOBuford, GA 305181356315709

Common questions

What is Laura Gowder Williams, M.D.'s NPI number?

Laura Gowder Williams, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083971451, issued on Apr 23, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Laura Gowder Williams, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 35 Hospital RD, Blairsville, GA, 30512. Phone: (706) 745-2111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Laura Gowder Williams, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 72503, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Laura Gowder Williams, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Laura Gowder Williams, M.D. had 308 Medicare Part D claims for 208 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.