Lauren Claire Smith Kole, MD
Dermatology Physician · Birmingham, AL
Lauren Claire Smith Kole, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1750601696, issued on Jun 2, 2010. Check the license (Alabama 31207, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren Claire Smith Kole
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License numbers
- 31207 AL
054292 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 22ND St S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- Phone
- (205) 934-9999
- Enumerated
- Jun 2, 2010
- Record last updated
- Feb 1, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181025001683); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 500 22ND St S
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Amber AlbrightClinical Social Worker1417771395
- Cassandra Belcher, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1598383135
- Regina Binder, RNRegistered Nurse1104407527
- Hernando Carter, MDInternal Medicine Physician1265604227
- Zain Cawasji, M.B.B.S.Pulmonary Disease Physician1326429127
- Erica Chen, DMD, RDRegistered Dietitian1831426329
Verify Lauren Claire Smith Kole in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 31207Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
426 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 60% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Dupixent Pen95 claims
- Humira(Cf) Pen30 claims
- Ketoconazole24 claims
- Gabapentin19 claims
- Remicade18 claims
- Hydrocortisone14 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: $1,082.23
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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
- University OF Alabama Health Services Foundation, PCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in Alabama
There are 171 dermatology physician records in Alabama.
Other dermatology physician records in Alabama
- Matthew Abele, M.D.Birmingham, AL1255387585
- Chante Aksut, MDHoover, AL1942696232
- Amena Alkeswani, M.D.Hoover, AL1962023556
- Angel Allen, M.D.Foley, AL1780664409
- Amy Ananth, M.D.Foley, AL1053601252
- John Anthony, M.D.Montgomery, AL1184790479
- Melanie Appell, MDBirmingham, AL1568492775
- Robert Ash, MDDothan, AL1720073885
- Joseph Backe, MDDecatur, AL1649237363
- Erin Bardin, MDFairhope, AL1871785279
Common questions
What is Lauren Claire Smith Kole, MD's NPI number?
Lauren Claire Smith Kole, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750601696, issued on Jun 2, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren Claire Smith Kole, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 22ND St S, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (205) 934-9999. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren Claire Smith Kole, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 31207, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lauren Claire Smith Kole, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lauren Claire Smith Kole, MD had 426 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. 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.