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2026 NPPES data Surgical Physician Assistant NPI 1790189561 PA-C
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Surgical Physician Assistant in League City, Texas.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 16,179 in Surgical Physician Assistant, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
435
Medicare Part D claims · 222 beneficiaries · Surgical Physician Assistant avg: 316
Generic prescribing
90%
generic claims · 10% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
75/100
▼ 8 pts below national avg 83.1 · Mid-tier
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2023
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.
What the federal data shows
Lauren Gamble, PA-C reported a CMS MIPS final score of 75/100 - below the 83.1 national average - and filed 435 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 75/100
- MIPS score · -8 vs avg
- 435
- Part D claims, 2023
- 90%
- generic prescribing
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Lauren Gamble, PA-C's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure
75 12th percentile higher than 12% of 477,587 scored providers
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Lauren Gamble, PA-C sits
This provider among surgical physician assistant peers
Across the 3,708 surgical physician assistant providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Lauren Gamble, PA-C writes more Part D claims than 82% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 11% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile
Each dot is one surgical physician assistant peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Lauren Gamble, PA-C. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
What does the federal data show about Lauren Gamble, PA-C?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Surgical Physician Assistant
Medicare Part D claims
435 38% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
75/100 8.1 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Texas
How Surgical Physician Assistant compares to other specialties among Texas providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Lauren Gamble, PA-C's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Surgical Physician Assistant national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 75/100
- vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year
MIPS final score (Surgical Physician Assistant) - 75/100 vs national avg 83.1
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Lauren Gamble, PA-C appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Surgical Physician Assistant provider holding PA-C credentials at 2240 GULF FWY S, League City, TX, 77573, with a listed phone of (832) 505-1600. NPI 1790189561 was issued on 10/22/2014.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 435 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 222 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $62K in drug spend, split 10% brand-name and 90% generic by claim count. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 75/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 73.8, Cost 47.8), compared with the national average of 83.1.
Surgical Physician Assistant is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 16,179 enrolled providers across 54 states and an average of 316 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.
Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1790189561 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Surgical Physician Assistant |
| Credentials | PA-C |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 10/22/2014 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
74.9614
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
73.7789
Quality
47.7591
Cost
94
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Lauren Gamble, PA-C bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Utmb Faculty Group Practice
Galveston, TX
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
License & disciplinary context - Texas TMB 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~77K Texas medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Lauren Gamble, PA-C. To verify Lauren Gamble, PA-C's current license status, search the TMB public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
344
Total board actions, Texas 2023
Across 334 cases
4.47
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Texas statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
94 cases
TMB publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Texas disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
Lauren Gamble, PA-C - brand share 10.0%
Surgical Physician Assistant average
10% brand-name claims vs 90% generic, on 435 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
435
Total Claims
$62K
Total Drug Cost
222
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 601
- Total Day Supply
- 12,806
- Brand vs Generic
- 10% brand / 90% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $53K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $9K
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 68.8 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.55
- Gender Split
- 54% female / 46% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Lauren Gamble, PA-C prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Omeprazole
Omeprazole
110 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium
Pantoprazole Sodium
44 claims
- Famotidine 31
Famotidine
31 claims
- Creon 16
Creon
16 claims
- Amitriptyline Hcl 11
Amitriptyline Hcl
11 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Omeprazole | 110 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 44 |
| Famotidine | 31 |
| Creon Lipase/Protease/Amylase | 16 |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | 11 |
| Gavilyte-G "Peg3350/Sod Sulf | N/A |
| Peg-3350 And Electrolytes "Peg3350/Sod Sulf | N/A |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Surgical Physician Assistant Overview
How Lauren Gamble, PA-C fits within the Surgical Physician Assistant landscape nationally.
16,179
Surgical Physician Assistant Providers in US
54
States with Surgical Physician Assistant
316
Avg Claims per Provider
Lauren Gamble, PA-C's 435 claims are above the specialty average of 316.
Nearby Surgical Physician Assistant Providers in Texas
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Texas, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Gamble.
Dr. Jose Abdelkalek Karkur
CSA
Cypress, TX
Dr. Ajoey Abraham
PA
Houston, TX
Dr. Carmen Acebo
L.S.A.
Katy, TX
Dr. Mayra Aceves
CST, CSFA
Corpus Christi, TX
Dr. Lacey Aguero
LSA
Live Oak, TX
Compare Surgical Physician Assistant nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Before you book an appointment
Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.
- Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
- Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Texas medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
- Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Surgical Physician Assistant peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Lauren Gamble, PA-C's specialty? ▼
Lauren Gamble, PA-C specializes in Surgical Physician Assistant and practices in League City, Texas. Credentials: PA-C.
How much does Lauren Gamble, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Lauren Gamble, PA-C wrote 435 Medicare Part D claims totaling $62K in drug costs for 222 beneficiaries.
What is Lauren Gamble, PA-C's Medicare quality score? ▼
Lauren Gamble, PA-C has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 75/100 (Quality: 73.8, Cost: 47.8). The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Lauren Gamble, PA-C located? ▼
Lauren Gamble, PA-C is located at 2240 GULF FWY S, League City, TX, 77573. Phone: (832) 505-1600.
What is Lauren Gamble, PA-C's NPI number? ▼
Lauren Gamble, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790189561, issued on 10/22/2014.
Does Lauren Gamble, PA-C prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Lauren Gamble, PA-C's prescribing is 10% brand-name and 90% generic drugs by claim count, with $53K in brand drug costs.
How many Surgical Physician Assistant providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 16,179 Surgical Physician Assistant providers across 54 states in the US. The average Surgical Physician Assistant provider writes 316 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Lauren Gamble, PA-C prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Lauren Gamble, PA-C's most frequently prescribed drugs include Omeprazole, Pantoprazole Sodium, Famotidine. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Lauren Gamble, PA-C accept Medicare? ▼
Lauren Gamble, PA-C appears in CMS Medicare data with 435 Part D claims and 222 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Lauren Gamble, PA-C's credentials? ▼
Lauren Gamble, PA-C's NPI is 1790189561 with credentials PA-C. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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