Lauren C. Baird, PAC
Physician Assistant · Hickory, NC
Lauren C. Baird, PAC is a physician assistant with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1659731347, issued on Feb 24, 2016. Check the license (North Carolina 0010-06302, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren C. Baird
- Credential
- PAC
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 0010-06302 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1940 Briarwood Dr Ste B, Hickory, NC 28602
- Phone
- (828) 294-1116
- Enumerated
- Feb 24, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jul 28, 2022
- Medicaid ID
- 1659731347 NC
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lauren C. Baird in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 0010-06302Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
425 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 188 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen92 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl58 claims
- Gabapentin34 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl23 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen18 claims
- Pregabalin15 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: $28.79
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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.
Lauren C. Baird among 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina
Lauren C. Baird, PAC is one of 9,279 physician assistant records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 48% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 69% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
128 physician assistant records list a practice address in Hickory
They are 128 of the 2,124 NPPES records with a practice address in Hickory, and 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Lauren C. Baird, PAC's NPI number?
Lauren C. Baird, PAC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659731347, issued on Feb 24, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren C. Baird, PAC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1940 Briarwood Dr Ste B, Hickory, NC, 28602. Phone: (828) 294-1116. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren C. Baird, PAC's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 0010-06302, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lauren C. Baird, PAC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lauren C. Baird, PAC had 425 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.