Lauren Taylor Gates-Tanzer, MD, PHD
Plastic Surgery Physician · Rochester, MN
Lauren Taylor Gates-Tanzer, MD, PHD is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Rochester, Minnesota, and NPI 1720665656, issued on Mar 26, 2021. Check the license (Minnesota 71950, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren Taylor Gates-Tanzer
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
- License numbers
- 71950 MN
31719 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 1St St SW, Rochester, MN 55905
- Phone
- (507) 284-2511
- Enumerated
- Mar 26, 2021
- Record last updated
- Aug 19, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220824001740); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 200 1St St SW
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Lauren Taylor Gates-Tanzer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 71950Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic surgery physician in 2024
73 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries, against an average of 93 among the 3,527 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 32 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl31 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: $344.21
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mentor Worldwide LLC. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 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 one group practice
- Mayo ClinicRochester, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Plastic Surgery Physician providers in Minnesota
There are 119 plastic surgery physician records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is Lauren Taylor Gates-Tanzer, MD, PHD's NPI number?
Lauren Taylor Gates-Tanzer, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720665656, issued on Mar 26, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren Taylor Gates-Tanzer, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 1St St SW, Rochester, MN, 55905. Phone: (507) 284-2511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren Taylor Gates-Tanzer, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 71950, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lauren Taylor Gates-Tanzer, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lauren Taylor Gates-Tanzer, MD, PHD had 73 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries; the average among plastic surgery physician prescribers was 93. 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.