Lauren Podkowirow, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Lexington, KY
Lauren Podkowirow, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Lexington, Kentucky, and NPI 1679912984, issued on Jun 19, 2013. Check the license (Kentucky 49606, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren Podkowirow
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 49606 KY
125-063821 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1221 S Broadway, Lexington, KY 40504
- Phone
- (859) 258-4530
- Enumerated
- Jun 19, 2013
- Record last updated
- Nov 11, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (859) 258-4870
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160812001398); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Miami, Lm Miller School Of Medicine, 2013
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lauren Podkowirow in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 49606Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
12,430 Medicare Part D claims for 896 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium967 claims
- Lisinopril635 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium475 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate471 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide355 claims
- Omeprazole324 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- New Lexington Clinic PscLexington, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lauren Podkowirow among 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky
Lauren Podkowirow, M.D. is one of 1,526 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 84% 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 69% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 69% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2006 among the 1,025 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
259 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Lexington
They are 259 of the 14,031 NPPES records with a practice address in Lexington, and 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky.
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Common questions
What is Lauren Podkowirow, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lauren Podkowirow, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679912984, issued on Jun 19, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren Podkowirow, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1221 S Broadway, Lexington, KY, 40504. Phone: (859) 258-4530. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren Podkowirow, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 49606, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lauren Podkowirow, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lauren Podkowirow, M.D. had 12,430 Medicare Part D claims for 896 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lauren Podkowirow, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.6 of 100. 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.