NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lauren Nicole Simpson, M.D., M.P.H.

Neurological Surgery Physician · Austin, TX

Lauren Nicole Simpson, M.D., M.P.H. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1497199681, issued on Apr 18, 2013. Check the license (Texas W3878, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1497199681
Name
Lauren Nicole Simpson
Credential
M.D., M.P.H.
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License number
W3878 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9835 N Lake Creek Pkwy, Austin, TX 78717
Phone
(737) 229-2000
Enumerated
Apr 18, 2013
Record last updated
Jul 15, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220817001306); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Duke University School Of Medicine, 2008
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 9835 N Lake Creek Pkwy

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  2. Mohammed Farhan Ali, MDPediatric Nephrology Physician1548504541
  3. Oliver Aregullin, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1275882599
  4. Aubrey Baker, PT, DPT, PCSPediatric Physical Therapist1326829748
  5. Allison Bautista, PNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1134638232
  6. Sarah Bernstein, M.D.Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1568858785

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score84.8
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%98.7
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $52.13

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Karl Storz Endoscopy-America. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Lauren Simpson$52
  2. Specialty average$14,926

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Lauren Nicole Simpson among 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas

Lauren Nicole Simpson, M.D., M.P.H. is one of 669 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 80% 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 75% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 75% of these records are older, 21% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2004 among the 451 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nicholas Barbaro, MDAustin, TX 787121619925443
  2. Joaquin Camara, MDAustin, TX 787121760778443
  3. Victor Castano Iraheta, MD, MSAustin, TX 787121215623541
  4. Liam GoldmanAustin, TX 787121275380073
  5. Vikraant KohliAustin, TX 787121104556745
  6. John Kuo, MD PHDAustin, TX 787121306818505
  7. Vincent Provasek, MDPHDAustin, TX 787121831987700
  8. Vincent Wang, M.D.Austin, TX 787121568584159

Common questions

What is Lauren Nicole Simpson, M.D., M.P.H.'s NPI number?

Lauren Nicole Simpson, M.D., M.P.H.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497199681, issued on Apr 18, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lauren Nicole Simpson, M.D., M.P.H. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9835 N Lake Creek Pkwy, Austin, TX, 78717. Phone: (737) 229-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lauren Nicole Simpson, M.D., M.P.H.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number W3878, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Lauren Nicole Simpson, M.D., M.P.H.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 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.