Laurel Lackey Branch, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · La Jolla, CA
Laurel Lackey Branch, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1912437617, issued on Jun 14, 2017. Check the license (California A172755, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laurel Lackey Branch
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License numbers
- A172755 CA
51154 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9350 Campus Point Dr, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Phone
- (800) 926-8273
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2017
- Record last updated
- Oct 23, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251002000195); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 2017
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 9350 Campus Point Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Laurel Lackey Branch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A172755Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
154 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 34% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole18 claims
- Linzess16 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl15 claims
- Famotidine13 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf13 claims
- Gavilyte-G11 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: $3,917.68
24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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 2 group practices
- Ochsner Clinic LLCNew Orleans, LA
- Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaLa Jolla, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Laurel Lackey Branch, MD's NPI number?
Laurel Lackey Branch, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912437617, issued on Jun 14, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laurel Lackey Branch, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9350 Campus Point Dr, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (800) 926-8273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laurel Lackey Branch, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A172755, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Laurel Lackey Branch, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laurel Lackey Branch, MD had 154 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.