Lauren Searcy Decker, PA
Surgical Physician Assistant · Vestavia, AL
Lauren Searcy Decker, PA is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Vestavia, Alabama, and NPI 1154889517, issued on Mar 5, 2019. Check the license (Alabama PA.1446, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren Searcy Decker
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- PA.1446 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5018 Cahaba River RD, Vestavia, AL 35243
- Phone
- (205) 453-7550
- Enumerated
- Mar 5, 2019
- Record last updated
- Sep 28, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190524000831); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5018 Cahaba River RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Scott Appell, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1891715918
- Clinton Barthelemy, ATCAthletic Trainer1396192589
- Parker BrownPhysical Therapist1871269423
- Johnny Gibbs, M.D.Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1528257730
- Sarah Gibson, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1245724939
- Caitlin HandlanAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1851904163
Verify Lauren Searcy Decker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license PA.1446Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
13 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.5 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $133.58
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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 3 group practices
- Affinity Orthopedic Specialists LLCPrattville, AL
- Champion Sports Medicine Birmingham, LLCVestavia, AL
- Orthosports1st PCHoover, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lauren Searcy Decker among 201 surgical physician assistant records in Alabama
Lauren Searcy Decker, PA is one of 201 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Alabama. 79% 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 · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2008 among the 135 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 surgical physician assistant records list a practice address in Vestavia
They are 6 of the 874 NPPES records with a practice address in Vestavia, and 201 surgical physician assistant records in Alabama.
All 201 in Alabama → Every provider in Vestavia → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Wendy Cornelius, PA-CBirmingham, AL 352431164479218
- Gregory Houston, P.A.Birmingham, AL 352431003953662
- Charles Noyes, PABirmingham, AL 352431780623355
- Zachary Phillips, MDVestavia, AL 352431285633263
- Michael Rankins, P.A.Birmingham, AL 352431285771949
- Jennifer Rawlings, PAVestavia, AL 352431841354198
- Deborah Riemer, P.A.Birmingham, AL 352431841245115
- Stephen Sentenn, PA-CBirmingham, AL 352431689621351
Common questions
What is Lauren Searcy Decker, PA's NPI number?
Lauren Searcy Decker, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154889517, issued on Mar 5, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren Searcy Decker, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5018 Cahaba River RD, Vestavia, AL, 35243. Phone: (205) 453-7550. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren Searcy Decker, PA's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number PA.1446, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lauren Searcy Decker, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lauren Searcy Decker, PA had 13 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lauren Searcy Decker, PA's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.5 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.