NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Laura Downey Wood, PA-C

Surgical Physician Assistant · Salt Lake City, UT

Laura Downey Wood, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Salt Lake City, Utah, and NPI 1457547622, issued on Sep 20, 2007. Check the license with the Utah 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1457547622
Name
Laura Downey Wood
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
Practice location
30 N 1900 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84132
Phone
(801) 581-3495
Enumerated
Sep 20, 2007
Record last updated
Dec 20, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(801) 581-3433
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20071218000437); accepts Medicare assignment
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 30 N 1900 E

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

  1. Humzah Abdul-KaderStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1295674117
  2. Zameer Abedin, MDInternal Medicine Physician1518491125
  3. Marisa Adelman, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1487847927
  4. Christian Agricola, MDPsychiatry Physician1891821856
  5. William AlleySurgical Physician Assistant1700401759
  6. Quinton Allred, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1013369925

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Utah board licenses this professionCheck 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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2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

715 Medicare Part D claims for 238 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 363 claims were for opioids.

  1. Laura Wood715
  2. Specialty average304

Most prescribed

  1. Tramadol Hcl179 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl153 claims
  3. Ondansetron Hcl71 claims
  4. Meloxicam69 claims
  5. Omeprazole53 claims
  6. Celecoxib44 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.1 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score85.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $81.44

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Laura Wood$81.44
  2. Specialty average$703.95

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. University OF Utah Adult ServicesSalt Lake City, UT

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

Laura Downey Wood among 145 surgical physician assistant records in Utah

Laura Downey Wood, PA-C is one of 145 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Utah. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 16% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 16% of these records are older, 77% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2014 among the 115 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Utah practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Utah

There are 145 surgical physician assistant records in Utah.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Chris AndersonSalt Lake City, UT 841321043699101
  2. Jessiann Andrus, PASalt Lake City, UT 841321417382789
  3. Meghan Calamel, PASalt Lake City, UT 841321962750117
  4. Charity Coe, PA-CSalt Lake City, UT 841321184824005
  5. Amanda Cummings, PA-CSalt Lake City, UT 841321104284124
  6. Heather George, PA-CSalt Lake City, UT 841321093068017
  7. Langley Kushman, PASalt Lake City, UT 841321831475748
  8. Sara McEvoy, P.A.Salt Lake City, UT 841321780871368

Common questions

What is Laura Downey Wood, PA-C's NPI number?

Laura Downey Wood, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457547622, issued on Sep 20, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Laura Downey Wood, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 30 N 1900 E, Salt Lake City, UT, 84132. Phone: (801) 581-3495. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Laura Downey Wood, PA-C's license?

Search the Utah board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Laura Downey Wood, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Laura Downey Wood, PA-C had 715 Medicare Part D claims for 238 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Laura Downey Wood, PA-C's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.

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