NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lauren Lesak Caraway, PA

Physician Assistant · Lake Charles, LA

Lauren Lesak Caraway, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and NPI 1629308481, issued on Dec 30, 2009. Check the license (Louisiana 200554, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1629308481
Name
Lauren Lesak Caraway
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License numbers
200554 LA
PA06525 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2903 1St Ave, Lake Charles, LA 70601
Phone
(337) 478-6480
Enumerated
Dec 30, 2009
Record last updated
Aug 27, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(337) 474-9637
Medicaid ID
307406401 TX
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 2903 1St Ave

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  2. Dara Bearb, APRN-CNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1740986975
  3. Juan Bossano, MDNeonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1346231875
  4. Misty Bowman, CPNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1760679286
  5. Deborah Decker, MDPediatrics Physician1760473490
  6. Kari Hankins, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1154552131

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
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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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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

15 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Lauren Caraway15
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Bupropion Hcl Sr11 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: $6.63

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Corium, LLC. 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.

  1. Lauren Caraway$6.63
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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

Lauren Lesak Caraway among 1,556 physician assistant records in Louisiana

Lauren Lesak Caraway, PA is one of 1,556 physician assistant records with a practice address in Louisiana. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 16% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 16% of these records are older, 81% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
  • Record last updated2013 · 41% 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 Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

32 physician assistant records list a practice address in Lake Charles

They are 32 of the 2,791 NPPES records with a practice address in Lake Charles, and 1,556 physician assistant records in Louisiana.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Keith Buller, P.A.Lake Charles, LA 706011730197211
  2. Alisha Dupree, PA-CLake Charles, LA 706011538906920
  3. Alexander Jordan, PA-CLake Charles, LA 706011730877010
  4. Brittany Khamphilavong, PALake Charles, LA 706011033516265
  5. Paul Leger, PA-CLake Charles, LA 706011831639897
  6. Elizabeth Martin, PALake Charles, LA 706011720695620
  7. Aimee Mulhearn, PALake Charles, LA 706011114366325
  8. Ryan Palermo, PA-CLake Charles, LA 706011477310639

Common questions

What is Lauren Lesak Caraway, PA's NPI number?

Lauren Lesak Caraway, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629308481, issued on Dec 30, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lauren Lesak Caraway, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2903 1St Ave, Lake Charles, LA, 70601. Phone: (337) 478-6480. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lauren Lesak Caraway, PA's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number 200554, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Lauren Lesak Caraway, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lauren Lesak Caraway, PA had 15 Medicare Part D claims; 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.