Lauren Polk Smith, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Durham, NC
Lauren Polk Smith, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1184275562, issued on Sep 26, 2019. Check the license with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren Polk Smith
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA.0008637 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1821 Hillandale RD Ste 24A, Durham, NC 27705
- Phone
- (919) 383-4355
- Enumerated
- Sep 26, 2019
- Record last updated
- Sep 8, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241021002012); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lauren Polk Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
363 Medicare Part D claims for 275 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin46 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass32 claims
- Prednisone31 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate20 claims
- Paxlovid18 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide15 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Healthone Carenow Urgent Care LLCAurora, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lauren Polk Smith among 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina
Lauren Polk Smith, PA-C is one of 9,279 physician assistant records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% 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 62% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 62% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2017 among the 6,366 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
511 physician assistant records list a practice address in Durham
They are 511 of the 13,451 NPPES records with a practice address in Durham, and 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Lauren Polk Smith, PA-C's NPI number?
Lauren Polk Smith, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184275562, issued on Sep 26, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren Polk Smith, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1821 Hillandale RD Ste 24A, Durham, NC, 27705. Phone: (919) 383-4355. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren Polk Smith, PA-C's license?
Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lauren Polk Smith, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lauren Polk Smith, PA-C had 363 Medicare Part D claims for 275 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.