NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Laurae Danielle Hicks, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Memphis, TN

Laurae Danielle Hicks, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Memphis, Tennessee, and NPI 1780079475, issued on Mar 31, 2015. Check the license (Tennessee 57640, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1780079475
Name
Laurae Danielle Hicks
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
57640 TN
E-13885 AR
27913 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3960 New Covington Pike, Memphis, TN 38128
Phone
(901) 516-5741
Enumerated
Mar 31, 2015
Record last updated
Jan 11, 2024
Fax
(901) 516-5986
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180921003077); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Loyola University Of Chicago, Stritch School Of Medicine, 2015
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 3960 New Covington Pike

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

  1. Emmanuel Agapos, MDInternal Medicine Physician1245298132
  2. Oluwatoyin Agbaosi, M.DInternal Medicine Physician1265675201
  3. Deloris Allen, APNRegistered Nurse1184626020
  4. Tracie Augusta, PH.D., DNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1669564845
  5. Benjamin Baker, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1093959306
  6. Katherine Blount, M.A., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1790170686

Verify Laurae Danielle Hicks in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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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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88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

372 Medicare Part D claims for 141 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 16 claims were for opioids.

  1. Laurae Hicks372
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Cefdinir32 claims
  2. Pantoprazole Sodium25 claims
  3. Prednisone24 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium18 claims
  5. Doxycycline Hyclate15 claims
  6. Furosemide15 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): 76.5 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 score70.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%66.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%82.0
  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: $14.77

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medline Industries LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Laurae Hicks$14.77
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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. Methodist Inpatient Physicians LLCMemphis, TN

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

Laurae Danielle Hicks among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee

Laurae Danielle Hicks, M.D. is one of 2,596 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 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 2015, is newer than 80% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 80% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2003 among the 1,705 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

325 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Memphis

They are 325 of the 12,794 NPPES records with a practice address in Memphis, and 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Emmanuel Agapos, MDMemphis, TN 381281245298132
  2. Oluwatoyin Agbaosi, M.DMemphis, TN 381281265675201
  3. Ahmad Altabbaa, M.D.Memphis, TN 381281952350233
  4. Douglas Farst, M.D.Memphis, TN 381281538271028
  5. Amy Funderburk Mock, M.D.Memphis, TN 381281114919370
  6. Emmanuel Iloh, MDMemphis, TN 381281801826961
  7. Adrian Jefferson, M.D.Memphis, TN 381281376785543
  8. Lakshmi Krishnamurthi, MDMemphis, TN 381281679500623

Common questions

What is Laurae Danielle Hicks, M.D.'s NPI number?

Laurae Danielle Hicks, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780079475, issued on Mar 31, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Laurae Danielle Hicks, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3960 New Covington Pike, Memphis, TN, 38128. Phone: (901) 516-5741. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Laurae Danielle Hicks, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 57640, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Laurae Danielle Hicks, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Laurae Danielle Hicks, M.D. had 372 Medicare Part D claims for 141 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Laurae Danielle Hicks, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.5 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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