NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lauren Gruendling, DNP

Nurse Practitioner · Athens, GA

Lauren Gruendling, DNP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Athens, Georgia, and NPI 1013576016, issued on Jun 12, 2019. Check the license (Georgia RN293634, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1013576016
Name
Lauren Gruendling
Credential
DNP
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License numbers
RN293634 GA
22920 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
242 King Avenue, Suite 210, Athens, GA 30606
Phone
(706) 475-1700
Enumerated
Jun 12, 2019
Record last updated
May 15, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200416002635); 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 242 King Avenue, Suite 210

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

  1. Samantha Privett, AGACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1497239461
  2. Antonio Sotolongo, M.D.Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1255618302
  3. Connie Watts, AGACNPNurse Practitioner1528453933

Verify Lauren Gruendling in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
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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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86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024

150 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims.

  1. Lauren Gruendling150
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Brilinta22 claims
  2. Clopidogrel22 claims
  3. Isosorbide Mononitrate Er16 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium15 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.7 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%99.0
  4. Improvement activities20 of 40 points · 15%50.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $140.91

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Lauren Gruendling$140.91
  2. Specialty average$791.64

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. Piedmont Athens Specialty Care LLCAthens, GA

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

Lauren Gruendling among 3,109 nurse practitioner records in Georgia

Lauren Gruendling, DNP is one of 3,109 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Georgia. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 58% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 58% of these records are older, 35% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2018 among the 1,734 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

63 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Athens

They are 63 of the 3,160 NPPES records with a practice address in Athens, and 3,109 nurse practitioner records in Georgia.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Holly Collier, NPAthens, GA 306061386868768
  2. Ann Evans, NPAthens, GA 306061255382719
  3. Tina Hale, N.P.Athens, GA 306061922355239
  4. Lisa Harrell-Boyd, NPAthens, GA 306061780731729
  5. Christina Harrelson, NPAthens, GA 306061346564275
  6. Tamara Hunter, NP-CAthens, GA 306061912285008
  7. Sharon Lacount, FNP-BCAthens, GA 306061568473163
  8. Andrea Mealor, NPAthens, GA 306061386918316

Common questions

What is Lauren Gruendling, DNP's NPI number?

Lauren Gruendling, DNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013576016, issued on Jun 12, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lauren Gruendling, DNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 242 King Avenue, Suite 210, Athens, GA, 30606. Phone: (706) 475-1700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lauren Gruendling, DNP's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number RN293634, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Lauren Gruendling, DNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lauren Gruendling, DNP had 150 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Lauren Gruendling, DNP's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.

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