NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lauren Strasser Kwankam, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Durham, NC

Lauren Strasser Kwankam, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1447690615, issued on Jul 2, 2013. Check the license (North Carolina 0010-04116, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1447690615
Name
Lauren Strasser Kwankam
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
0010-04116 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5306 NC Highway 55 Ste 105, Durham, NC 27713
Phone
(919) 646-4858
Enumerated
Jul 2, 2013
Record last updated
Dec 2, 2025
Fax
(919) 679-7112
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130830000123); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University, 2012
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 5306 NC Highway 55 Ste 105

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

  1. Lior Abramson, MDGeriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1467072272
  2. Gerardo Arnaez Zapata, MDInternal Medicine Physician1114014511
  3. Sophie AustinFamily Nurse Practitioner1629691761
  4. Bernard Bell, PA-CPhysician Assistant1265056428
  5. David Bell, M.DPsychiatry Physician1831149814
  6. Karen Bennett, PHD, RD, MSN, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1164650420

Verify Lauren Strasser Kwankam in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina 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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4.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024

3,899 Medicare Part D claims for 185 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 36 claims were for opioids.

  1. Lauren Kwankam3,899
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate207 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium144 claims
  3. Trazodone Hcl142 claims
  4. Lisinopril110 claims
  5. Sertraline Hcl104 claims
  6. Olanzapine101 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.

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Curana Health OF North Carolina PLLCWinston Salem, NC
  2. Eventus Wholehealth PLLCConcord, NC
  3. Physicians Eldercare PAWinston Salem, NC

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

Lauren Strasser Kwankam among 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina

Lauren Strasser Kwankam, PA-C is one of 9,279 physician assistant records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 38% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 38% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2017 among the 6,366 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 35% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

511 physician assistant records list a practice address in Durham

They are 511 of the 13,451 NPPES records with a practice address in Durham, and 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Pamela Campbell, PA-CDurham, NC 277131609890664
  2. Leah Fleming, PA-CDurham, NC 277131679726582
  3. Tajuana Lordeus, P.A.Durham, NC 277131689731788
  4. Tosha Marquardt, PA-CDurham, NC 277131033103981
  5. Susan Marshall, PA-CDurham, NC 277131114094679
  6. Abraham McCoy, PA-CDurham, NC 277131205812922
  7. Mary Beth McGranaghan, PA-C, PH.D.Durham, NC 277131962596049
  8. Latoya Niles, PACDurham, NC 277131093882532

Common questions

What is Lauren Strasser Kwankam, PA-C's NPI number?

Lauren Strasser Kwankam, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447690615, issued on Jul 2, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lauren Strasser Kwankam, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5306 NC Highway 55 Ste 105, Durham, NC, 27713. Phone: (919) 646-4858. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lauren Strasser Kwankam, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 0010-04116, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Lauren Strasser Kwankam, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lauren Strasser Kwankam, PA-C had 3,899 Medicare Part D claims for 185 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.