Lauren D. Metarko, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Charleston, SC
Lauren D. Metarko, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1568697126, issued on May 26, 2009. Check the license (South Carolina 6053, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren D. Metarko
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License numbers
- 6053 SC
MA053151 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 169 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425
- Phone
- (843) 792-1414
- Enumerated
- May 26, 2009
- Record last updated
- Nov 14, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251201003569); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lauren D. Metarko in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 6053Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024
2,300 Medicare Part D claims for 270 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 55% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Mounjaro269 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium251 claims
- Ozempic140 claims
- Lantus Solostar137 claims
- Glipizide Er136 claims
- Synthroid117 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): 77.5 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
- Musc Community PhysiciansOrangeburg, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lauren D. Metarko among 2,294 physician assistant records in South Carolina
Lauren D. Metarko, PA-C is one of 2,294 physician assistant records with a practice address in South 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 2009, is newer than 21% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 21% of these records are older, 77% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2019 among the 1,516 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 31% 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
407 physician assistant records list a practice address in Charleston
They are 407 of the 10,840 NPPES records with a practice address in Charleston, and 2,294 physician assistant records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Lauren D. Metarko, PA-C's NPI number?
Lauren D. Metarko, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568697126, issued on May 26, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren D. Metarko, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 169 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC, 29425. Phone: (843) 792-1414. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren D. Metarko, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 6053, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lauren D. Metarko, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lauren D. Metarko, PA-C had 2,300 Medicare Part D claims for 270 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lauren D. Metarko, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.5 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.