Lauren Ridgeway, NP
Nurse Practitioner · Birmingham, AL
Lauren Ridgeway, NP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1528581568, issued on Jul 21, 2017. Check the license (Alabama 1-58498, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren Ridgeway
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 1-58498 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3980 Colonnade Pkwy, Birmingham, AL 35243
- Phone
- (205) 510-5000
- Enumerated
- Jul 21, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 599-6333
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171002003581); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lauren Ridgeway in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license 1-58498Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
216 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel72 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium14 claims
- Carvedilol14 claims
- Furosemide12 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): 81 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
- Baptist Health Centers LLCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lauren Ridgeway among 1,442 nurse practitioner records in Alabama
Lauren Ridgeway, NP is one of 1,442 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Alabama. 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 2017, is newer than 50% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 50% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2017 among the 848 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
302 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Birmingham
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Common questions
What is Lauren Ridgeway, NP's NPI number?
Lauren Ridgeway, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528581568, issued on Jul 21, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren Ridgeway, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3980 Colonnade Pkwy, Birmingham, AL, 35243. Phone: (205) 510-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren Ridgeway, NP's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 1-58498, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lauren Ridgeway, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lauren Ridgeway, NP had 216 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lauren Ridgeway, NP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81 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.