NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lauren Kinley Fitzhugh, D.O.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Columbia, SC

Lauren Kinley Fitzhugh, D.O. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1902162381, issued on Apr 10, 2012. Check the license (South Carolina LL40709, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1902162381
Name
Lauren Kinley Fitzhugh
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
LL40709 SC
104245 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
14 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 350, Columbia, SC 29203
Phone
(803) 434-1663
Enumerated
Apr 10, 2012
Record last updated
Aug 22, 2025
Fax
(803) 434-3894
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250921000042); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 14 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 350

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

  1. Robert AdamsEmergency Medicine Physician1508397605
  2. Halley AlbertsEmergency Medicine Physician1407421662
  3. Timothy Attride, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1295125011
  4. Ashley Axson-ClementsEmergency Medicine Physician1578203576
  5. Caroline Blatcher, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1114589140
  6. Scott Bloch, MDPediatric Emergency Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician1801062658

Verify Lauren Kinley Fitzhugh 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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11% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

202 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 28 claims were for opioids.

  1. Lauren Fitzhugh202
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin27 claims
  2. Ondansetron Hcl21 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen17 claims
  4. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl13 claims
  5. Prednisone13 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: $21.76

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Kedrion Biopharma, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Lauren Fitzhugh$21.76
  2. Specialty average$953.79

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Emergency Coverage LLCJasper, GA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Lauren Kinley Fitzhugh among 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina

Lauren Kinley Fitzhugh, D.O. is one of 1,244 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 54% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 54% of these records are older, 44% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2012 among the 752 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

219 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbia

They are 219 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Francis Clarkson, M.DColumbia, SC 292031639168180
  2. Thomas Cook, MDColumbia, SC 292031598736282
  3. David Ford, MDColumbia, SC 292031528039385
  4. William Gerard, MDColumbia, SC 292031326019191
  5. Gary Hals, MDColumbia, SC 292031780655456
  6. Patrick Hunt, MDColumbia, SC 292031265403026
  7. Terrance McHugh, MDColumbia, SC 292031598736340
  8. Daniel Noltkamper, MDColumbia, SC 292031942292115

Common questions

What is Lauren Kinley Fitzhugh, D.O.'s NPI number?

Lauren Kinley Fitzhugh, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902162381, issued on Apr 10, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lauren Kinley Fitzhugh, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 350, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 434-1663. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lauren Kinley Fitzhugh, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number LL40709, 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 Kinley Fitzhugh, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lauren Kinley Fitzhugh, D.O. had 202 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.