Lauren Ashley Short, APRN
Nurse Practitioner · Saint Joseph, MO
Lauren Ashley Short, APRN is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Saint Joseph, Missouri, and NPI 1548535198, issued on Mar 15, 2012. Check the license (Missouri 2012004958, as entered in NPPES) with the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren Ashley Short
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 2012004958 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 902 N Riverside RD, Saint Joseph, MO 64507
- Phone
- (816) 271-1301
- Enumerated
- Mar 15, 2012
- Record last updated
- Nov 29, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (816) 271-1302
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120420000619); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lauren Ashley Short in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Missouri board licenses this profession
Search for license 2012004958Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
327 Medicare Part D claims for 141 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Anastrozole31 claims
- Prednisone31 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl26 claims
- Potassium Chloride20 claims
- Gabapentin13 claims
- Letrozole13 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): 96.6 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $576.57
30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 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.
3 hospitals and group practices
- Heartland Regional Medical CenterSt Joseph, MO
- Mosaic Medical Center - MaryvilleMaryville, MO · Critical Access Hospitals
- Ssm Regional Health ServicesMaryville, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov).
Lauren Ashley Short among 1,720 nurse practitioner records in Missouri
Lauren Ashley Short, APRN is one of 1,720 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Missouri. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 32% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 32% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2017 among the 1,080 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 42% 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 Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
16 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Saint Joseph
They are 16 of the 1,219 NPPES records with a practice address in Saint Joseph, and 1,720 nurse practitioner records in Missouri.
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Common questions
What is Lauren Ashley Short, APRN's NPI number?
Lauren Ashley Short, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548535198, issued on Mar 15, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren Ashley Short, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 902 N Riverside RD, Saint Joseph, MO, 64507. Phone: (816) 271-1301. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren Ashley Short, APRN's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2012004958, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lauren Ashley Short, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lauren Ashley Short, APRN had 327 Medicare Part D claims for 141 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lauren Ashley Short, APRN's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.6 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.