Lauren Kerstner, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Newport Beach, CA
Lauren Kerstner, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Newport Beach, California, and NPI 1316412984, issued on Oct 9, 2018. Check the license (California PA57560, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren Kerstner
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA57560 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 Superior Ave Ste 310, Newport Beach, CA 92663
- Phone
- (949) 644-2722
- Enumerated
- Oct 9, 2018
- Record last updated
- Mar 9, 2024
- Fax
- (949) 650-3135
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200908000982); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lauren Kerstner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA57560Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
66 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol11 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): 99.1 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Hoag ClinicSan Clemente, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lauren Kerstner among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Lauren Kerstner, PA-C is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 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 2018, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 52% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
145 physician assistant records list a practice address in Newport Beach
They are 145 of the 4,414 NPPES records with a practice address in Newport Beach, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
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Common questions
What is Lauren Kerstner, PA-C's NPI number?
Lauren Kerstner, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316412984, issued on Oct 9, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren Kerstner, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 Superior Ave Ste 310, Newport Beach, CA, 92663. Phone: (949) 644-2722. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren Kerstner, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA57560, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lauren Kerstner, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lauren Kerstner, PA-C had 66 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lauren Kerstner, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.1 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.
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.