Lauren Nicholas
Optometrist · Davie, FL
Lauren Nicholas is an optometrist with a practice address in Davie, Florida, and NPI 1790341543, issued on May 17, 2019. Check the license (Florida OPC5701, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren Nicholas
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPC5701 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3200 S University Dr, Davie, FL 33328
- Phone
- (954) 262-4200
- Enumerated
- May 17, 2019
- Record last updated
- Oct 30, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (954) 262-2269
- Medicaid ID
- 103676100 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190813000556); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New England College Of Optometry, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3200 S University Dr
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Verify Lauren Nicholas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license OPC5701Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
235 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 71% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Restasis75 claims
- Latanoprost52 claims
- Cyclosporine14 claims
- Simbrinza13 claims
- Combigan11 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: $449.95
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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
- Furnari And Lofton General PartnershipHomestead, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lauren Nicholas among 3,594 optometrist records in Florida
Lauren Nicholas is one of 3,594 optometrist records with a practice address in Florida. 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 78% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 78% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2006 among the 1,833 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
145 optometrist records list a practice address in Davie
They are 145 of the 4,000 NPPES records with a practice address in Davie, and 3,594 optometrist records in Florida.
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- Gregory Hill, ODDavie, FL 333281003868860
- Cristina Law, O.D.Davie, FL 333281205949864
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- Perla Najman, O.D.Davie, FL 333281194899930
Common questions
What is Lauren Nicholas's NPI number?
Lauren Nicholas's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790341543, issued on May 17, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren Nicholas located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3200 S University Dr, Davie, FL, 33328. Phone: (954) 262-4200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren Nicholas's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number OPC5701, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lauren Nicholas prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lauren Nicholas had 235 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.