Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Lauren Barron, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Columbia, SC

Lauren Barron, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1508151358, issued on Jun 9, 2011. Check the license (South Carolina LL33530, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1508151358
Name
Lauren Barron
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
LL33530 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1415 Blanding St, Columbia, SC 29201
Phone
(803) 779-7500
Enumerated
Jun 9, 2011
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1415 Blanding St

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

  1. Angela Harper, MDGeriatric Psychiatry Physician1801860515
  2. Allison Kenney, LISW-CPCounselor1780035113
  3. Lynnie Leopard, MRC, CRC, CACII, LPCProfessional Counselor1750612214
  4. Timothy Malone, MDSpecialist1225008832
  5. Anthony Mesiano, LISWSocial Worker1609960384
  6. Robert Schnackenberg, MDChild & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1548240484

Verify Lauren Barron in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina 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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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

35 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,010 among the 32,287 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Lauren Barron35
  2. Specialty average1,010

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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 99.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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 score90.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $762.74

52 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc.. The 12,691 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,902.45 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Lauren Barron$762.74
  2. Specialty average$4,902.45

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

177 psychiatry physician records list a Columbia practice address

They are 177 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a Columbia practice address, and 860 psychiatry physician records in South Carolina.

Other psychiatry physician records in South Carolina

  1. John Abess, MDCharleston, SC1578549523
  2. Boluwatito Abraham, MDGreer, SC1912758954
  3. Tayita AbuduCharleston, SC1033922356
  4. Dale Adair, MDColumbia, SC1861506321
  5. Isabella Adjinah, D.O.Columbia, SC1710242151
  6. Jill Afrin, M.D.Columbia, SC1669552543
  7. Shady Al KhateebGreer, SC1013612605
  8. Brittany Albright, MD, MPHMount Pleasant, SC1265796726
  9. Jakob Alden, MDColumbia, SC1952242364
  10. Katherine AldenGreenville, SC1598405649

Common questions

What is Lauren Barron, MD's NPI number?

Lauren Barron, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508151358, issued on Jun 9, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lauren Barron, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1415 Blanding St, Columbia, SC, 29201. Phone: (803) 779-7500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lauren Barron, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number LL33530, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Lauren Barron, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lauren Barron, MD had 35 Medicare Part D claims; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,010. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Lauren Barron, MD's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.