Lauren Kaye Buhr, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Saint Ignace, MI
Lauren Kaye Buhr, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Saint Ignace, Michigan, and NPI 1548821010, issued on Jun 25, 2019. Check the license (Michigan 4301507705, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren Kaye Buhr
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 4301507705 MI
4351045592 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1140 N State St, Saint Ignace, MI 49781
- Phone
- (906) 643-8585
- Enumerated
- Jun 25, 2019
- Record last updated
- Feb 26, 2025
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1140 N State St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Lauren Kaye Buhr in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 4301507705Check 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% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
6,780 Medicare Part D claims for 303 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 337 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium279 claims
- Eliquis208 claims
- Losartan Potassium194 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium192 claims
- Gabapentin180 claims
- Furosemide166 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: $1,090.16
57 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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 Kaye Buhr among 6,013 family medicine physician records in Michigan
Lauren Kaye Buhr, MD is one of 6,013 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 79% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Saint Ignace
They are 8 of the 109 NPPES records with a practice address in Saint Ignace, and 6,013 family medicine physician records in Michigan.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christopher Gunnell, M.D.Saint Ignace, MI 497811932142262
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- Lene Heinlen, DOSaint Ignace, MI 497811841267762
- Ashley Hilbrand, M.D.Saint Ignace, MI 497811760862452
- Timothy Hoffmann, M.D.Saint Ignace, MI 497811295797942
- Alice Lindsey, M.D.Saint Ignace, MI 497811336162999
- Lynn Squanda, DOSaint Ignace, MI 497811962437400
- Michael Fairbanks, M.D.Rogers City, MI 497791447206776
Common questions
What is Lauren Kaye Buhr, MD's NPI number?
Lauren Kaye Buhr, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548821010, issued on Jun 25, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren Kaye Buhr, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1140 N State St, Saint Ignace, MI, 49781. Phone: (906) 643-8585. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren Kaye Buhr, MD's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4301507705, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lauren Kaye Buhr, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lauren Kaye Buhr, MD had 6,780 Medicare Part D claims for 303 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.