Laurel Vaughan, MD
Surgery Physician · La Crosse, WI
Laurel Vaughan, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and NPI 1740662170, issued on Jun 22, 2015. Check the license (Wisconsin 77437, as entered in NPPES) on the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laurel Vaughan
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 77437 WI
2015019342 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1836 South Ave, La Crosse, WI 54601
- Phone
- (608) 782-7300
- Enumerated
- Jun 22, 2015
- Record last updated
- Oct 3, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221017003125); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1836 South Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Laurel Vaughan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWisconsin Medical Examining Board
Search for license 77437Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
13 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $256.34
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 one group practice
- Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center IncLa Crosse, WI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laurel Vaughan among 726 surgery physician records in Wisconsin
Laurel Vaughan, MD is one of 726 surgery physician records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 72% 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 77% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 77% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2006 among the 446 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Wisconsin practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Wisconsin
There are 726 surgery physician records in Wisconsin.
All 726 in Wisconsin → Every provider in La Crosse → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Boyd, MDLa Crosse, WI 546011124022702
- Jennifer Chapman, MDLa Crosse, WI 546011194707349
- Mary Christian, MDLa Crosse, WI 546011477535086
- Clark Davis, MDLa Crosse, WI 546011316942121
- Sigurd Gundersen, MDLa Crosse, WI 546011720084973
- Christopher Huiras, MDLa Crosse, WI 546011598747115
- Benjamin Jarman, MDLa Crosse, WI 546011003801580
- Jeanne Johnson, MDLa Crosse, WI 546011619973757
Common questions
What is Laurel Vaughan, MD's NPI number?
Laurel Vaughan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740662170, issued on Jun 22, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laurel Vaughan, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1836 South Ave, La Crosse, WI, 54601. Phone: (608) 782-7300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laurel Vaughan, MD's license?
NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 77437, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board at https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/BoardsCouncils/MEB/Default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Laurel Vaughan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laurel Vaughan, MD had 13 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.