Lauren Folkens, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Chattanooga, TN
Lauren Folkens, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1821497561, issued on Aug 19, 2014. Check the license (Tennessee 3789, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren Folkens
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License numbers
- 3789 TN
PA.0004011 CO
PA09902 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1510 Gunbarrel RD Ste 120, Chattanooga, TN 37421
- Phone
- (423) 493-5220
- Enumerated
- Aug 19, 2014
- Record last updated
- Aug 29, 2022
- Fax
- (423) 493-5228
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190722003582); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1510 Gunbarrel RD Ste 120
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Lauren Folkens in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 3789Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
354 Medicare Part D claims for 231 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 256 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen133 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen118 claims
- Cephalexin40 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl11 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: $29.22
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bioventus 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
150 physician assistant records list a practice address in Chattanooga
They are 150 of the 7,377 NPPES records with a practice address in Chattanooga, and 3,055 physician assistant records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Lauren Folkens, PA-C's NPI number?
Lauren Folkens, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821497561, issued on Aug 19, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren Folkens, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1510 Gunbarrel RD Ste 120, Chattanooga, TN, 37421. Phone: (423) 493-5220. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren Folkens, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 3789, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lauren Folkens, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lauren Folkens, PA-C had 354 Medicare Part D claims for 231 beneficiaries; 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.