Lauren Esch, NP-C
Family Medicine Physician · Columbus, NE
Lauren Esch, NP-C is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Columbus, Nebraska, and NPI 1578172045, issued on Jul 30, 2020. Check the license (Nebraska 113248, as entered in NPPES) on the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren Esch
- Credential
- NP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 113248 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4321 41St Ave, Columbus, NE 68601
- Phone
- (402) 562-7500
- Enumerated
- Jul 30, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 4321 41St Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Lauren Esch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery
Search for license 113248Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
758 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,519 among the 111,126 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium54 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate46 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium40 claims
- Lisinopril36 claims
- Metformin Hcl35 claims
- Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide31 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: $40.08
2 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Hologic Sales and Service, LLC. The 53,013 providers of this specialty with any payment received $861.30 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Good Neighbor Community Health CenterColumbus, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
17 family medicine physician records list a Columbus practice address
They are 17 of the 785 NPPES records with a Columbus practice address, and 1,298 family medicine physician records in Nebraska.
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Common questions
What is Lauren Esch, NP-C's NPI number?
Lauren Esch, NP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578172045, issued on Jul 30, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren Esch, NP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4321 41St Ave, Columbus, NE, 68601. Phone: (402) 562-7500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren Esch, NP-C's license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number 113248, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery at https://www.nebraska.gov/LISSearch/search.cgi. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lauren Esch, NP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lauren Esch, NP-C had 758 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,519. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.